Department of Home Affairs
Non-corporate Commonwealth entity, Home Affairs portfolio.
When Department of Home Affairs appeared at Senate Estimates: 3 sessions in 3 hearings, 13 h 25 min at the table; mentioned 58 times.
Topics raised: National security, Integrity, Public safety, Public service staffing, Human rights, Firearms, Government spending, Grants administration, Freedom of information, Privacy, Protection visas, Sentencing
Supplementary Budget Estimates 2026–27
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs
- 2:16:44 to 8:52:07 (5 h 58 min, high confidence)
- Home Affairs Census and Staffing Results
- Immigration Measures and Budget Allocations
- Financial Impact of NZYQ Case Response
- Operation AGIS and Community Protection Costs
- Illicit Tobacco and Deloitte Contract Inquiry
- Flexible Working and Pregnancy Penalty Inquiry
- Internal Policy Reviews and Media Reporting
- Voluntary Redundancy Program Costs and Offers
- Redundancy Breakdown by Level and Area
- Delays and Stale Data in QONs
- Impact of Question Volume on Resources
- Freedom of Information Redactions and Backlogs
- Redundancy Savings and Future Program Outcomes
- Cybersecurity and Legacy IT System Stocktake
- Access to Frontier AI and Daybreak Program
- Whole-of-Government Response to OpenAI Incident
- Legacy Technology Risk Management and Deadlines
- Cybersecurity Strategy Horizon 2 and Resilience
- Sovereign Capability and Digital Resilience Agreements
- Status of Australians in Al-Roj Camp
- Government Involvement in Repatriation Efforts
- Investigations and Charges for Returnees
- Monitoring Arrangements for Returning Cohorts
- CVE Programs for Returning Women and Children
- Measures to Prevent Tarak Kamleh's Return
- Negotiations on US Enhanced Border Security
- Government Knowledge of Tarak Kamleh's Status
- Bondi Royal Commission Interim Report Recommendations
- Counter-Terrorism and National Security Funding
- Review of Joint Counter-Terrorism Teams
- Personal Data Requests Under EBSP Negotiations
- US Visa Waiver Program Data Negotiations
- Data Privacy and Third-Party Access Concerns
- Policy Responses to Transnational Repression
- Support Services for Diaspora Communities
- Digital Security and Legislative Reform Options
- Development of the Migration Reform Package
- Working Holiday Maker Visa Ballot System
- IT Project Staffing and Delivery Timeline
- Multiculturalism Grant Funding and Election Commitments
- Community Language Schools and Social Cohesion
- Asylum Seekers and Medicare Eligibility
- Protection Visa Refusals and Judicial Reviews
- Backpacker Visa Cuts and Agricultural Productivity
- IT Implementation of Working Holiday Maker Ballots
- Stakeholder Consultation on Backpacker Visa Changes
- Migration Reform Modelling and Document Orders
- PALM Scheme Visa Processing and Delays
- Record Migration Levels and Student Visa Changes
- Debate on Reducing Backpacker Migration Numbers
- Bupa Contract for Migrant Health Assessments
- Health Check Costs for Protection Visa Applicants
- Managing Working Holiday Maker Visa Growth
- Restricting Student Dependents and Visa Hopping
- Skilled Visa Processing Priorities and Directions
- Migration Targets and Housing Demand Modeling
- Working Holiday Maker Ballot System Implementation
- Compliance Measures and Visa Integrity Reforms
- Working Holiday Maker Visas and NFF Consultation
- Ministerial Oversight of Expedited Harvest Processing
- Economic Impact of Visa Ballots and PALM
- Transparency and Allocation of Multicultural Grants
- Partner Visa Delays and Direction 117
- Parent Visa Backlogs and Wait Times
- 2:16:44 to 8:52:07 (5 h 58 min, high confidence)
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs, part 2
- 0:00 to 2:13:46 (1 h 51 min, high confidence)
- Resumption of Proceedings for Outcome Two
- Modeling of Working Holiday Maker Ballot Program
- Impact of Ministerial Direction 117 on Parent Visas
- No Further Stay Conditions for Visiting Parents
- Partner Visa Restrictions and Onshore Applications
- Debate on Rights to Family Completion
- Partner and Parent Visa Policy Debate
- Regional Processing and Transfers to Nauru
- Refugee Support and Funding in PNG
- Statistics on Unlawful Non-Citizens
- Protection Visa Processing and Legal Aid
- ABF Commissioner's Opening Statement
- Unauthorized Maritime Arrival at Weipa
- Illicit Tobacco and Deloitte Contract
- IT Access and Tobacco Control Guidelines
- Restraints and Handcuffing in Immigration Detention
- Firearm Import Permits and ABF Custody
- National Firearms Safety Council Establishment
- Operation Athena and Illicit Firearm Detections
- Illicit Tobacco Outcomes Framework and Data
- Secure Journeys Escapes and Abatements
Mentioned 3 times during other sessions.
- 0:00 to 2:13:46 (1 h 51 min, high confidence)
- Education and Employment
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.
- Education and Employment, part 2
Mentioned 3 times during other sessions.
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Mentioned 6 times during other sessions.
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, part 2
Mentioned 4 times during other sessions.
- Environment and Communications
Mentioned 3 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration
Mentioned 6 times during other sessions.
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, part 2
Mentioned 2 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration, part 2
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Mentioned 8 times during other sessions.
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Mentioned 2 times during other sessions.
Additional Estimates 2025–26
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs
- 1:07:01 to 8:02:24 (5 h 36 min, high confidence)
- Integrity Referrals and Transparency Issues
- Machinery of Government and Audit
- Social Cohesion Office and Programs
- National Cabinet and Firearm Reforms
- Terrorism Threats and Hate Crime
- Bondi Incident and Gun Buyback
- Royal Commission and University Protests
- Syrian Repatriation and Senior Staffing
- Ministerial Meetings and Record Keeping
- Firearm Licensing and Surveillance Reform
- Firearm Safety Council and Compensation
- Visa Cancellations and Protection Backlog
Mentioned 3 times during other sessions.
- 1:07:01 to 8:02:24 (5 h 36 min, high confidence)
- Economics
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Mentioned 2 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration
Mentioned 4 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration
Mentioned 7 times during other sessions.
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.