Brief prepared by Corporate Division for May 2026 Budget Estimates

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This Department of Finance estimates brief, prepared by the Corporate Division for May 2026 Budget Estimates, covers government advertising. It reports campaign advertising expenditure of $204.1 million in 2024–25, with $106.1 million spent in 2025–26 to the end of March 2026. Campaigns above $250,000 require accountable authority certification against the Guidelines on Advertising and Information Campaigns, with advice from the Independent Communications Committee (ICC). The brief notes the National Fuel Security Plan campaign, which the ICC considered on 9 April 2026 and was certified on 12 April 2026. It also covers the $3.0 million annual regional newspaper commitment, which the government says is on track, and the withholding of expenditure with individual media outlets as commercially sensitive. The brief lists campaigns currently running, notes that no guideline exemptions have been granted, and records that tender evaluation for the new Village Model communications arrangement is underway.