Gift register 2025–26 financial year

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Treasury officials received the following gifts and benefits whose value exceeds the A$100.00 threshold (excluding GST) as at 21 April 2026.

1 April – 30 June 2025

Date received Date recorded Gift item, benefit or service Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value $A Gift retained by the recipient?
4 June 2025 5 March 2026 Attendance at the Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion 2025 Symposium Heather Cochrane Michelle Bullock, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion 2025 Symposium $300 Yes

1 July – 30 September 2025

Date received Date recorded Gift item, benefit or service Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value $A Gift retained by the recipient?
2 July 2025 15 July 2025 Complimentary invitation to training seminar on Climate Transition planning APS Official Micaela Jemison, Policy Coordinator, Climateworks Centre Climate Transition Planning Seminar $1,500 Yes
11 August 2025 17 September 2025 Attendance at the Business Council of Australia 2025 Annual Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney Jenny Wilkinson Bran Black, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Business Council of Australia 2025 Annual Dinner $190 Yes
14 August 2025 17 November 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend the Business Council of Australia 2025 Annual Dinner Bruce Billson Bran Black, CEO, Business Council of Australia Business Council of Australia 2025 Annual Dinner $180 Yes
15 August 2025 5 November 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend Macquarie Group’s longstanding dinner with Departmental Secretaries and senior executives from Macquarie Group Jenny Wilkinson Shemara Wikramanayake, CEO, Macquarie Group Macquarie Group’s longstanding dinner with Departmental Secretaries and senior executives from Macquarie Group. $180 Yes
18 August 2025 6 November 2025 Accommodation and travel to the 2025 Women in Economics Annual Mentoring Meeting Marg Thomas Women in Economics Network, Economics Society Australia 2025 Women in Economics Annual Mentoring Meeting $1,200 Yes
21 August 2025 23 September 2025 Attendance at the National Press Club address by Paul Schroder Diane Brown Paula Benson, Chief Strategy Officer, Australian Super Address and lunch greater than $100 Yes
26 August 2025 17 September 2025 Attendance at the Australian-New Zealand Leadership Forum and dinner held at the National Portrait Gallery Jenny Wilkinson Greg Boorer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CDC Data Centres Pty Ltd Australian-New Zealand Leadership Forum and dinner $150 Yes
3 September 2025 3 October 2025 Group attendance at annual conference between the Department of the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) – conference held at the Coombs Centre in Kirribilli, Sydney Multiple recipients RBA Annual conference between the Department of the Treasury and the RBA $2,729 Yes
3 September 2025 17 November 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend Intersekt Conference APS Official Jennifer Grubits, Project Manager - Events, Australian Payments Network Intersekt Conference $1,100 Yes
9 September 2025 30 September 2025 Attendance at the Sydney International Strategy Forum APS official Olivia Shen, Director, Strategic Tech Program, United States Studies Centre Sydney International Strategy Forum $875 Yes
12 September 2025 20 October 2025 Two complimentary tickets to attend the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Council dinner  Bruce Billson and APS Official Catherine Donnan, Head of Engagements,  Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) Council dinner  $125 per ticket Yes
24 September 2025 1 October 2025 Attendance at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Gala Dinner Jenny Wilkinson Andrew McKellar, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Gala Dinner Greater than $100 Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Victoria Anderson Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Bruce Billson Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Diane Brown Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Diane Brown – Spouse Membership Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 29 September 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Ben Rimmer Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 29 September 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Ben Rimmer – Spouse Membership Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Damien White Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Damien White – Spouse Membership Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Virgin Australia Beyond Victoria Anderson Virgin Australia Invitation from Virgin Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Virgin Australia Beyond Bruce Billson Virgin Australia Invitation from Virgin Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 29 September 2025 Virgin Australia Beyond Ben Rimmer Virgin Australia Invitation from Virgin Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 29 September 2025 Virgin Australia Beyond Ben Rimmer - Spouse Membership Virgin Australia Invitation from Virgin Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Qantas Chairmans Lounge Jenny Wilkinson Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not applicable Yes
Ongoing 1 July 2025 Virgin Australia Beyond Jenny Wilkinson Virgin Australia Invitation from Virgin Not applicable Yes

1 October – 31 December 2025

Date received Date recorded Gift item, benefit or service Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value $A Gift retained by the recipient?
7 October 2025 10 November 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend the AHURI National Housing Conference Michael Lennon Events Team, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) AHURI National Housing Conference $1,920 Yes
9 October 2025 6 March 2026 Two complimentary tickets to attend the Blockchain APAC's invite-only annual industry event ‘Top 50 Impact List’ held at Art Gallery of NSW APS Officials Richelle Cox, Communications Director and COO, Blockchain APAC Blockchain APAC's invite-only annual industry event ‘Top 50 Impact List’ held at Art Gallery of NSW $175 per person Yes
10 October 2025 27 October 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend Property Congress Presidents Dinner APS Official Carmel Hourigan, National President, Property Council of Australia Property Congress Presidents Dinner $110 Yes
14 October 2025 14 October 2025 Three complimentary livestream passes to the Protective Security and Government Conference 2025 APS Officials Janita Zhang, Head of Events and Marketing, Australian Security Research Centre Protective Security and Government Conference 2025 $700 per pass Yes
17 October 2025 29 October 2025 Complimentary ticket to the ASIC Annual Dinner and address James Kelly Joseph Longo, Chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ASIC Annual Dinner and address $275 Yes
20 October 2025 27 October 2025 Complimentary tickets to attend the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Leaders Summit Gala Dinner Bruce Billson and Aiden Storer Stuart Christie, Director Strategic Events, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) ACCI Business Leaders Summit Gala Dinner $180 per ticket Yes
20 October 2025 17 November 2025 Complimentary invitation to attend dinner with Small Business/eBay sellers Bruce Billson Steve Lewis, Senior Adviser Communications, SECNewgate Dinner $150 Yes
23 October 2025 3 November 2025 ANU jumper and dinner provided after presenting at the 'Leadership Yarn' SES Session with APS First Nations Graduate Certificate of Management Program Heather Cochrane Vinh Lu, Director Research School of Management, The Australian National University   Leadership yarn with APS First Nations Graduate Certificate of Management Program $119 Yes
27 October 2025 18 November 2025 Complimentary invitation to attend and participate in the 15th Australia-China Youth Dialogue, including accommodation Cosimo Thawley James Tang, Executive Director, Australia-China Youth Dialogue The 15th Australia-China Youth Dialogue $600 Yes
5 November 2025 19 November 2025 Attendance at the Joe Longo address at the National Press Club for Open for Opportunity: Taking charge of the Future of our Financial Markets APS Official Roza Lozudic, Executive Director Policy and Public Affairs, Australian Finance Industry Association Address and lunch $100 Yes
16 November 2025 17 December 2025 Dinner as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States Andrea Cross Australian Information Industry Association Received as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States $155 Yes
17 November 2025 17 December 2025 Dinner as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States Andrea Cross Service Now Received as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States $150 Yes
18 November 2025 17 December 2025 Dinner as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States Andrea Cross Palo Alto Networks Received as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States $175 Yes
19 November 2025 17 December 2025 Dinner as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States Andrea Cross Workday Received as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States $125 Yes
20 November 2025 17 December 2025 Dinner as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States Andrea Cross CloudFlare Received as part of the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) and Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) delegation to the United States $160 Yes
22 November 2025 28 January 2026 Attendance at the AustCham South China Ball and Dinner Cosimo Thawley Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) AustCham South China Ball and Dinner Greater than $100 Yes
24 November 2025 10 December 2025 Complimentary invitation to attend SCOR Exclusive Longevity Business Luncheon James Kelly Thierry Leger, CEO, Supply Chain Operations Reference model (SCOR) SCOR Exclusive Longevity Business Luncheon $130 Yes
25 November 2025 4 December 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation 2025 Secretaries Dinner Jenny Wilkinson Rebecca Gib, Executive Director, Sir Roland Wilson Foundation Sir Roland Wilson Foundation 2025 Secretaries Dinner $150 Yes
26 November 2025 3 December 2025 Complimentary invitation to attend a forum on energy markets featuring project proponents, regulators and academia APS Official Charis Palmer, Editor, The Energy Forum on energy markets featuring project proponents, regulators and academia. $440 Yes
28 November 2025 12 January 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the AusPayNet Summit 2025 APS Official Jennifer Le, Head of Government & Regulatory Relations, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) AusPayNet Summit 2025 $800 Yes
9 December 2025 10 March 2026 Attendance at the Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) Annual Cocktail Reception Lynn Kelly and James Kelly Elizabeth Crouch AM, Chair, COBA and Michael Lawrence, CEO, COBA COBA Cocktail Reception $195 per person Yes
15 December 2025 17 December 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend the AusPayNet Summit 2025 APS Official Jennifer Le, Head of Government & Regulatory Relations, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) AusPayNet Summit 2025 $800 Yes
15 December 2025 11 February 2026 Attendance at the 2026 Commencement dinner held by the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation of which the Secretary is a member Jenny Wilkinson Rebekah Brown, Interim Vice-Chancellor & President, ANU – Sir Roland Wilson Foundation 2026 Commencement dinner held by the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation $118 Yes

1 January – 31 March 2026

Date received Date recorded Gift item, benefit or service Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value $A Gift retained by the recipient?
21 January 2026 23 January 2026 Attendance at the CEO Summit 2026 Bruce Bilson Doug Spahn, Country Director, Australia, The CEO Institute CEO Summit 2026 $990 Yes
27 January 2026 18 March 2026 Attendance as keynote speaker at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) General Council Dinner Jenny Wilkinson and Mehak Vohra Andrew McKellar, CEO, ACCI ACCI General Council Dinner $150 per person Yes
5 February 2026 19 March 2026 Complimentary conference registration to the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) Symposium 2025 as a speaker at the event Graham Moss Gillian Gilmore, Professional Development Manager, AIBS AIBS Symposium NCC 2025 $350 Yes
6 February 2026 26 March 2026 Attendance at the Secretaries’ dinner at Chairman & Yip in Canberra Jenny Wilkinson Dr Michael Green, Professor and CEO, United States Studies Centre Secretaries’ dinner $125 Yes
9 February 2026 27 February 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the Clean Energy Investor Conference and Dinner APS Official Kelly Berghella, Membership & Engagement Director, Clean Energy Investor Group Clean Energy Investor Conference and Dinner $1,320 Yes
13 February 2026 16 February 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the Asia Securities & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) annual conference APS Official ASIFMA ASIFMA annual conference $892.57 Yes
13 February 2026 6 March 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the Asia Securities & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) annual conference APS Official Claire Souleyman, Event Coordinator, ASIFMA ASIFMA annual conference $892.57 Yes
2 March 2026 16 March 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend Minerals Week 2026 in Canberra at Australian Parliament House APS Official Minerals Council of Australia Minerals Week 2026 $750 Yes
19 March 2026 27 March 2026 Attendance as guest speaker at the Urban Taskforce Australia Boardroom lunch to discuss the Centre for Population's 2025 Population Statement Hamish McDonald and APS Official Nicola Baume, Events & Membership Manager, Urban Taskforce Australia Urban Taskforce Australia Boardroom lunch to discuss the Centre for Population's 2025 Population Statement $107.07 Yes
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