Any monthly status updates provided by contractor Richard Hohlt to DFAT since 1 May 2026 to 25 August 2026 Any milestone reports provided by Richard Hohlt in the same time period Any internal…

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The release comprises a series of monthly invoices from Hohlt Group Global, LLC, a Washington D.C. firm whose founding partner, Richard F. Hohlt, is a contractor to the Australian Embassy in Washington. Each invoice covers one month of "strategy and policy advice and related consultations" at a fixed fee of $30,000, addressed to Minister-Counsellor (Management) and Consul-General Tom Pearce, covering March to August 2026 (six invoices in total). Two internal emails from August 2026 are included. On 13 August, an executive assistant to Deputy Chief of Mission Jason Robertson advised that the reports submitted by Hohlt had met the required milestones and that payments could be made. On 24 August, Pearce asked Robertson to confirm acceptance of the August billing report. Bank details, contact numbers and some passages are exempt under sections 47F and 47G. Monthly reports, milestone reports and receipts or expense claims referred to in the request are not evident in the released pages.