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Program · Outcome 1: To promote the creation, management, and preservation of authentic, reliable, and usable Commonwealth records and to facilitate Australians’ access to the archival resources of the Commonwealth

Program 1.1: National Archives of Australia

Program objective, as stated by the agency
National Archives provides stewardship of the records of the Australian Government to provide access to the evidence and memory of our nation, connecting Australians with their identity, history, and place in the world.

National Archives of Australia, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 9 reported

$109m 2026-27 Budget estimate

−$6.9m (−5.9%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line Kind 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Treatment Source
Departmental appropriation departmental $91m $83m −$8.4m −9.2% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1033
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year departmental $22m $24m +$1.4m +6.4% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1035
s74 External Revenue departmental $2.3m $2.4m +$152k +6.7% reported Table 2.1.1, row 1034