Parliamentary Budget Office

Non-corporate Commonwealth entity, Parliamentary Departments portfolio.

When Parliamentary Budget Office appeared at Senate Estimates: 2 sessions in 2 hearings, 45 min at the table; mentioned 34 times.

Topics raised: Government spending, Electricity grid, Public service staffing, Education, Integrity, Efficiency dividend, Procurement, Parliamentary privilege

Supplementary Budget Estimates 2026–27

• Finance and Public Administration 26 Oct 2026
  • 1:51:09 to 2:13:02 (22 min, high confidence)
    • Parliamentary Education Office Funding and Outreach
    • Farewell and Retirement of the Clerk
    • Parliamentary Budget Office Workload and Performance
    • PBO Relocation and Asset Write-Off Costs
    • PBO Funding and Policy Costing Delays

  Mentioned 6 times during other sessions.

• Finance and Public Administration 27 Oct 2026

  Mentioned 2 times during other sessions.

• Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport 26 Oct 2026

  Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.

Additional Estimates 2025–26

• Finance and Public Administration 9 Feb 2026
  • 18:34 to 41:44 (23 min, medium confidence)
    • PBO Analysis of Staffing and Deficits

  Mentioned 9 times during other sessions.

• Economics 11 Feb 2026

  Mentioned 8 times during other sessions.

• Environment and Communications 10 Feb 2026

  Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.

• Finance and Public Administration 10 Feb 2026

  Mentioned 7 times during other sessions.