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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/087
1 page
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This is a standard departmental costing template used by Finance for the 2025-26 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook and 2026-27 Budget process. The template enables agencies to calculate staffing costs across multiple salary levels (Graduate through Senior Executive Service…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/083
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This FOI release provides a list of invoices charged to Hon Andrew Hastie MP's office between March 2024 and October 2025. The invoices cover standard parliamentary office operating expenses including printing and communications (multiple suppliers including Crystal Printing…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/027
2 pages
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As of April 2024, the Department of Finance's National COVID-19 Vaccine Program dashboard indicated overall program status was GREEN with medium-high delivery confidence. The vaccine supply workstream showed surplus supply extending to mid-2026, though Novavax supply gaps were…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/060
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Senator Cash's Meta advertising account generated an invoice for A$330.00 (including GST) dated 2 March 2025, covering four political advertising campaigns run between 27 February and 2 March 2025. The campaigns targeted messaging around Labor government minority scenarios and…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/084
4 pages
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Deloitte responded to Finance regarding media concerns about the Targeted Compliance Framework Final Report dated 4 July 2025. Following an Australian Financial Review article published 22 August 2025 titled "Academics raise alarm over suspected AI use in Deloitte report,"…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/099
28 pages
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The National Anti-Corruption Commission's 2024 Commonwealth Integrity Survey gathered responses from 58,309 Australian public sector employees across 171 agencies between August and September 2024. The survey measured three integrity factors: organisational controls, employee…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/086
2 pages
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This document lists Commonwealth agencies exempted wholly or partially from the annual efficiency dividend for 2025-26. Seven agencies receive full exemptions: the ABC and SBS (since 1987-88), the Australian Financial Security Authority (2016-17), Australian Signals Directorate…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/092
4 pages
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GrantConnect account creation data shows year-to-date 2025 registrations (9,870 confirmed accounts through 17 November) tracking below 2024 levels (15,221 annual total). National trends reveal highest account creation in January-March 2025, with April-June registrations…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/056
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This FOI release contains a partial invoice list for parliamentary office services charged to Hon Andrew Hastie MP's office between January and February 2025. The document records expenditure across routine operational categories: printing and communications (invoices to…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/064
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The Department of Finance paid Diversity Council Australia $7,413 (including GST) for Tier 4 membership covering organisations with 1,200-2,999 employees, valid until 31 October 2025. The invoice dated 1 October 2024 shows a net membership fee of $6,739.09 with $673.91 GST.…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/065
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The Department of Finance operates a fleet of 467 leased vehicles costing $6.4 million in lease expenditure for FY2024/25, with an additional $1.3 million in maintenance costs including servicing, repairs, registration, fuel, and insurance. The fleet comprises predominantly…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/067
6 pages
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This is a deed between the Department of Finance and Broadspectrum Property Pty Ltd (later renamed Ventia Property Pty Ltd) for property services to Commonwealth facilities. The document outlines Land Management Services obligations including weed management, pest control…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/024
5 pages
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Finance's Property and Construction Division briefed AFP senior executives on 21 January 2025 regarding potential transfer of the Centre for National Resilience (Perth facility) from Finance to the AFP. The team was also finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with the Western…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/047
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A Sentiment Agency invoice dated 15 November 2024 was released showing a charge of $1,100 (including GST) for "rapid design of Green Paper (422 rounds of revision)" billed to Allegra Spender at an Edgecliff address. The invoice lists 522 quantity units at an unspecified unit…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/068
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The Department of Finance disclosed an inventory of its carpark holdings across Australia. Finance owns 3,957 car spaces nationally, primarily at its Canberra campus (2,392 spaces, including 1,077 at the publicly-operated John Gorton Campus), with additional owned parking in…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/057
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This invoice from Whitestone Strategic to Senator Claire Chandler dated 31 January 2025 charges $1,485 (including GST) for "email communications to supporters – January," invoiced at a unit rate of $1,350. The invoice was issued under ABN 38 618 607 051 with a due date of 14…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/077
18 pages
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The Reserve Bank of Australia developed an AI-driven Liaison Analytics Tool to unlock insights from 25 years of business liaison meeting notes (22,000+ conversations). The free-text format previously limited analysts' ability to search trends, identify emerging risks, or respond…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/021
32 pages
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The Department of Finance released invoices documenting individual purchases of AI software subscriptions rather than centralized Commonwealth procurement records. Three receipts show monthly ChatGPT Plus subscriptions ($22 AUD including GST each) charged to an individual, Sarah…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/070
5 pages
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This document is the signed Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2021, made by the Governor-General on 15 April 2021 on the advice of the Federal Executive Council. The regulations, administered by the Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters…
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FIN
Finance
Released
FOI 25-26/041
46 pages
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Senator Nick McKim reported damaged property to the Department of Finance in January 2025, involving a photograph print that fell from an office wall between March and April 2024, breaking its frame. The item was deemed unsafe and removed by his team. No theft, fraud…