The Department's Briefing Pack Prepared For The 2025–2026 Supplementary Estimates Hearing Of The Rural And Regional Affairs And Transport Legislative Committee On Monday 1 December 2025.

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The Department of Infrastructure prepared briefing materials for the December 2025 Supplementary Estimates hearing, disclosing staff distribution data across Australia. As of 31 July 2025, the department employed 2,385 staff, with 76.6% (1,827) based in Canberra and 23.4% distributed across capital cities, 19 regional locations, and overseas posts. Of the 558 staff outside Canberra, 419 were in other capital cities and 128 in regional areas. The department expanded regional presence from 12 locations in June 2021 to 19 by July 2025, with notable growth in Gold Coast (6 staff, previously 0), Cairns (18 staff, up from 12), and Newcastle (10 staff, up from 4). Brisbane showed significant growth to 156 staff. Twenty staff worked fully remotely from