AUD millions - Source frequency: quarterly · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's federal expenditure was $193,898 as of July 2026. Total Australian Government general government sector expenditure, by function of government (COFOG). Covers all departments and agencies. Shows where taxpayer money actually goes. Functional breakdown reveals government priorities independent of political rhetoric. Data is sourced from ABS Government Finance Statistics (Cat. 5512.0); Dept of Finance Monthly Financial Statements and updated quarterly.
Total Australian Government general government sector expenditure, by function of government (COFOG). Covers all departments and agencies.
Shows where taxpayer money actually goes. Functional breakdown reveals government priorities independent of political rhetoric.
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Source: ABS Government Finance Statistics (Cat. 5512.0); Dept of Finance Monthly Financial Statements
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS Government Finance Statistics (Cat. 5512.0); Dept of Finance Monthly Financial Statements), updated quarterly. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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