Daily summaries

2025-26 Budget estimates

Thursday, 27 March to Friday, 4 April 2025

These summaries provide a quick overview of the topics covered during each day of estimates hearings.

Group A

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Thursday 27 March 2025 (PDF 129KB)

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

Thursday 27 March 2025 (PDF 176KB)

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Thursday 27 March 2025 (PDF 153KB)

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Thursday 27 March 2025 (PDF 187KB)

Group B

Community Affairs Legislation Committee 

Friday 28 March 2025
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Thursday 3 April 2025

Economics Legislation Committee

Friday 28 March 2025
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Thursday 3 April 2025

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Friday 28 March 2025
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Thursday 3 April 2025

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Friday 28 March 2025
Wednesday 2 April 2025
Thursday 3 April 2025

Cross-Portfolio hearings

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Cross-Portfolio Murray-Darling Basin Plan matters

Friday 4 April 2025
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
Cross-Portfolio Indigenous matters 
Friday 4 April 2025

Spillover hearings