Organisations
The 197 Commonwealth entities and companies on the PGPA Act flipchart (as at 1 Jul 2026), by portfolio, and when each appeared at Senate Estimates: sessions, time at the table and topics raised.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 17 h 49 min at the table; mentioned 23 times
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 20 min at the table; mentioned 4 times
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 1 h 27 min at the table; mentioned 8 times
- Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 23 min at the table; mentioned 11 times
- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 9 times
- AgriFutures Australia (RIRDC) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Wine Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 22 times
Attorney-General's
- Attorney-General's Department (AGD) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 6 h 42 min at the table; mentioned 87 times
- Australian Government Solicitor (mentioned 12 times)
- National Office for Child Safety
- Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (mentioned 2 times)
- Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner (mentioned 2 times)
- Inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (mentioned 1 times)
- High Court of Australia (1 hearing, 3 min at the table; mentioned 30 times)
- Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 28 min at the table; mentioned 21 times
- Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Federal Court of Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 38 min at the table; mentioned 86 times
- Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (2 hearings, 1 h 13 min at the table; mentioned 27 times)
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 55 min at the table; mentioned 5 times
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 11 times
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 9 min at the table; mentioned 25 times
- Commonwealth Ombudsman Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 4 times
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 2 min at the table; mentioned 13 times
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 18 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 1 h 06 min at the table; mentioned 40 times
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 4 hearings, 14 h 34 min at the table; mentioned 31 times
- Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (1 hearing, 1 h 19 min at the table; mentioned 3 times)
- National Water Grid Authority (1 hearing, 1 h 19 min at the table)
- Inspector-General of Water Compliance (mentioned 1 times)
- Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner
- Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee
- Threatened Species Scientific Committee
- Australian Antarctic Division (1 hearing, 27 min at the table; mentioned 1 times)
- Office of the Supervising Scientist
- Australian Energy Regulator (AER) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 1 h 37 min at the table; mentioned 5 times
- Australian Climate Service (mentioned 1 times)
- Clean Energy Regulator (CER) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 49 min at the table; mentioned 31 times
- Climate Change Authority (CCA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 4 times
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 45 min at the table; mentioned 9 times
- Director of National Parks Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 7 times
- Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 1 h 19 min at the table; mentioned 3 times
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Snowy Hydro Commonwealth company 1 hearing, 2 h 10 min at the table; mentioned 48 times
Defence
- Department of Defence Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 8 h 04 min at the table; mentioned 39 times
- Australian Defence Force (1 hearing, 1 h 47 min at the table; mentioned 52 times)
- Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (mentioned 4 times)
- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator (ANNPSR) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 9 times
- Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 47 min at the table; mentioned 46 times
- Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 16 min at the table; mentioned 23 times
- Defence and Veterans' Service Commission (DVSC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Frontline Defence Services Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Defence Housing Australia (DHA) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 17 times
- Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust Fund Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Corporate Commonwealth entity
- AAF Company Commonwealth company
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Commonwealth company
- RAAF Welfare Recreational Company Commonwealth company
Education
- Department of Education Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 29 min at the table; mentioned 39 times
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 9 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian National University (ANU) Corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 1 h 50 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Commonwealth company mentioned 1 times
Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 20 times
- Jobs and Skills Australia (2 hearings, 52 min at the table; mentioned 42 times)
- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 18 min at the table; mentioned 1 times
- Fair Work Commission (FWC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 35 min at the table; mentioned 48 times
- Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 11 times
- Safe Work Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Seacare Authority Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Coal LSL Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Comcare Corporate Commonwealth entity
Finance
- Department of Finance Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 5 hearings, 5 h 37 min at the table; mentioned 163 times
- Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 18 min at the table; mentioned 1 times
- Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 8 times
- Future Fund Management Agency (FFMA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 40 min at the table; mentioned 59 times
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Services Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 6 hearings, 3 h 28 min at the table; mentioned 122 times
- Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- ASC (ASC) Commonwealth company mentioned 20 times
- Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) Commonwealth company mentioned 4 times
- CEA Technologies Commonwealth company
Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 4 hearings, 10 h 34 min at the table; mentioned 48 times
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Austrade Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Export Finance Australia (EFIC, EFA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 5 min at the table; mentioned 37 times
- Tourism Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 2 min at the table; mentioned 7 times
Health, Disability and Ageing
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 4 hearings, 9 h 48 min at the table; mentioned 72 times
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (2 hearings, 1 h 25 min at the table; mentioned 12 times)
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 8 times
- Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 9 min at the table; mentioned 10 times
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 9 times
- Cancer Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 33 min at the table; mentioned 8 times
- National Blood Authority Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Health Funding Body (NHFB) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 5 min at the table; mentioned 17 times
- Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 41 min at the table; mentioned 3 times
- Organ and Tissue Authority Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Professional Services Review Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 17 min at the table
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Hearing Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 8 min at the table; mentioned 22 times
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 3 min at the table; mentioned 3 times
- National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 50 min at the table; mentioned 34 times
Home Affairs
- Department of Home Affairs Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 13 h 25 min at the table; mentioned 58 times
- Australian Border Force (3 hearings, 13 h 25 min at the table; mentioned 22 times)
- Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner (3 hearings, 13 h 25 min at the table)
- Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism (1 hearing, 29 min at the table; mentioned 8 times)
- Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia (1 hearing, 23 min at the table; mentioned 3 times)
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 15 times
- Australian Federal Police (AFP) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 6 hearings, 3 h 01 min at the table; mentioned 137 times
- Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 7 times
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 55 min at the table; mentioned 1 times
- National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 3 h 10 min at the table; mentioned 31 times
Industry, Science and Resources
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 3 h 53 min at the table; mentioned 22 times
- Australian Space Agency (mentioned 2 times)
- Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (mentioned 5 times)
- Office of the Chief Scientist (mentioned 6 times)
- Geoscience Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 22 min at the table; mentioned 3 times
- IP Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 38 min at the table; mentioned 5 times
- CSIRO (CSIRO) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 6 min at the table; mentioned 1 times
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 7 min at the table
- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 47 min at the table; mentioned 18 times
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 5 hearings, 22 h 08 min at the table; mentioned 39 times
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 2 h 26 min at the table; mentioned 19 times
- eSafety Commissioner (3 hearings, 2 h 40 min at the table; mentioned 48 times)
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 7 times
- National Archives of Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 8 times
- National Capital Authority (NCA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 4 times
- Sport Integrity Australia Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Airservices Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 31 min at the table; mentioned 14 times
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 5 h 05 min at the table; mentioned 144 times
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 9 times
- Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australia Post Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 57 min at the table; mentioned 43 times
- Australian Sports Commission (AIS) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 17 min at the table; mentioned 20 times
- Creative Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 28 min at the table; mentioned 7 times
- High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Infrastructure Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 39 times
- National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Gallery of Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- National Library of Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Museum of Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Portrait Gallery of Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Transport Commission (NTC) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 22 min at the table; mentioned 2 times
- Old Parliament House (MoAD) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Screen Australia Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 6 times
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 43 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Commonwealth company 1 hearing, 8 min at the table; mentioned 10 times
- Inland Rail Pty Ltd (1 hearing, 8 min at the table; mentioned 18 times)
- Australian Sports Foundation Commonwealth company
- Bundanon Trust Commonwealth company
- NBN Co (NBN) Commonwealth company 1 hearing, 52 min at the table; mentioned 8 times
- National Intermodal Corporation (NIC) Commonwealth company mentioned 2 times
- Western Sydney Airport Commonwealth company mentioned 25 times
Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 8 h 00 min at the table; mentioned 102 times
- Office for Women (1 hearing, 1 h 48 min at the table; mentioned 28 times)
- Australian Government Consulting (1 hearing, 32 min at the table; mentioned 8 times)
- Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 34 min at the table; mentioned 155 times
- Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 3 h 01 min at the table; mentioned 62 times
- Merit Protection Commissioner
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner (mentioned 5 times)
- National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 3 h 34 min at the table; mentioned 20 times
- Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (2 hearings, 1 h 41 min at the table)
- Office of Township Leasing (mentioned 3 times)
- Office of National Intelligence (ONI) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 6 times
- Anindilyakwa Land Council Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Central Land Council Corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 27 min at the table; mentioned 5 times
- Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 05 min at the table; mentioned 2 times
- Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 35 min at the table; mentioned 6 times
- Northern Land Council Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 6 min at the table; mentioned 6 times
- Aboriginal Investment NT Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Tiwi Land Council Corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 19 min at the table
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Aboriginal Hostels Commonwealth company
- National Australia Day Council Commonwealth company mentioned 10 times
- Outback Stores Commonwealth company mentioned 14 times
Social Services
- Department of Social Services (DSS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 2 h 34 min at the table; mentioned 58 times
- Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 5 times
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
Treasury
- Treasury Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 9 hearings, 12 h 38 min at the table; mentioned 422 times
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 1 h 02 min at the table; mentioned 61 times
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 17 times
- Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 4 min at the table; mentioned 22 times
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 8 times
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 1 h 06 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 5 hearings, 2 h 06 min at the table; mentioned 127 times
- Tax Practitioners Board (1 hearing, 12 min at the table; mentioned 27 times)
- Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (1 hearing, 17 min at the table; mentioned 8 times)
- Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 1 times
- Inspector-General of Taxation Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- National Competition Council Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 3 times
- Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Productivity Commission Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 5 min at the table; mentioned 51 times
- Royal Australian Mint Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Housing Australia (NHFIC) Corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 1 h 54 min at the table; mentioned 54 times
- Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Corporate Commonwealth entity 3 hearings, 2 h 16 min at the table; mentioned 101 times
Veterans' Affairs (Part of the Defence Portfolio)
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 5 min at the table; mentioned 27 times
- Repatriation Medical Authority (mentioned 1 times)
- Veterans' Review Board (mentioned 1 times)
- Australian War Memorial (AWM) Corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 6 times
Parliamentary Departments (Not a portfolio)
- Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 3 h 36 min at the table; mentioned 12 times
- Department of the House of Representatives Non-corporate Commonwealth entity mentioned 2 times
- Department of the Senate Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 1 hearing, 1 h 11 min at the table; mentioned 5 times
- Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity 2 hearings, 45 min at the table; mentioned 34 times