Brief prepared by Commercial Investments Division for May 2026 Budget Estimates

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This Department of Finance estimates brief, prepared by the Commercial Investments Division for May 2026 Budget Estimates, addresses media scrutiny of travel, procurement and staffing at the Future Fund Management Agency, which invests over $337 billion. The brief sets out the Agency's position that travel complies with whole-of-government and Future Fund travel policies and the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and that it expects to cut 2026–27 costs by $10 million to $15 million. It covers two AusTender workplace investigation contracts, which the Agency declined to comment on, and Question on Notice responses about CEO visits to Disney premises and a paid lunch. It also references a whistleblower complaint, criticism of past international trips by the CEO and an Executive Assistant, and the Chair's role in those matters. The brief lists related Questions on Notice and media reports, and notes that Remuneration Tribunal sets Board travel entitlements.