Next hearings

Each government portfolio is allocated to a committee for the consideration of estimates, and each year the Senate adopts a schedule for the following year's estimates hearings.

Additionally, cross portfolio hearings are held on Indigenous matters during each estimates round.

The Senate agreed to hold a cross portfolio hearing on Murray-Darling Basin Plan matters during the 2025-26 Budget estimates.

Each committee may hold further estimates hearings, as required. Dates and schedules for these hearings will be added to this page as the information is available.

Information on past hearings can be found on the relevant committee's estimates homepage.

2025–26 Budget estimates
27 March to 4 April 2025

Due to the 47th Parliament being prorogued at 8.29am Friday 28 March 2025, the estimates hearings from Friday 28 March 2025 to Friday 4 April 2025 have been cancelled.

Hearing programs will be published once available

Group A
Thursday, 27 March, Monday, 31 March and Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Group B
Friday, 28 March, Wednesday, 2 April and Thursday, 3 April 2025

Cross portfolio
Friday, 4 April 2025