Gift register 2025–26 financial year

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Treasury officials received the following gifts and benefits where the value exceeds the A$100.00 threshold (excluding GST) during 2025–26.

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
8 July 2025 16 July 2025 Complimentary ticket to attend the Construction Connect Conference in Brisbane APS Official David Previte, Director, Waterproofing Integrity Construction Connect Conference $188 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 26 February 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the Clean Energy Investor Conference and Dinner at RACV Melbourne Tom Dickson Kelly Berghella, Membership & Engagement Director, Clean Energy Investor Group Clean Energy Investor Conference and Dinner $1,320 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
3 February 2026 7 July 2026 Attendance at the Korea-Australia Financial Cooperation Forum held at the Intercontinental Sydney James Kelly, Lynn Kelly, Ruth Moore, Tim Baird, and 4 APS Officials Yoo Nagyeong, Korea-Australia Financial Cooperation Forum, Council on International Financial Cooperation and Financial Services Commission Korea-Australia Financial Cooperation Forum $175 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
23 February 2026 10 April 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the 140-year CPA Australia Anniversary Dinner Lynda McAlary-Smith Chris Freeland, CEO, CPA Australia The 140-year CPA Australia Anniversary Dinner $178 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
11 March 2026 23 March 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend Assured and Government AI Use Cases in Service Delivery: Reducing Backlogs at Scale Executive briefing at the Boathouse APS Official Chris Penas, ANZ Delegate Sales Representative, Public Sector Network Assured and Government AI Use Cases in Service Delivery: Reducing Backlogs at Scale Executive briefing at the Boathouse $101 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
31 March 2026 8 April 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the 2026 WA Regional Business Excellence Awards Gala Event Aidan Storer Kitty Prodonovich,CEO, Regional Chambers WA 2026 WA Regional Business Excellence Awards $275 Yes

1 April – 30 June 2026

Date received Date recorded Gift item, benefit or service Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value $A Gift retained by the recipient?
1 April 2026 21 April 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the Victorian Startup Gala held at Centrepiece Melbourne Lynda McAlary-Smith Kate Cornick, CEO, LaunchVic Victorian Startup Gala $427.50 Yes
8 April 2026 20 April 2026 Complimentary tickets to the Australian Government Security Information Sharing (AGSIS) conference at H.C Coombes Centre in Kirribilli, Sydney APS Officials AGSIS Conference Administrator, Reserbe Bank of Australia Australian Government Security Information Sharing Conference $757 per person Yes
15 April 2026 7 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House Jenny Wilkinson, Mehak Vohra and Lynn Kelly Essam Husaini, Executive Manager, Government Affairs, Westpac Address and lunch Greater than $100 per person Yes
16 April 2026 16 April 2026 Attendance at the Post Budget Breakfast with the Canberra Business Chamber Lynda McAlary-Smith Greg Harford, Chief Executive, Canberra Business Chamber Post Budget Breakfast with the Canberra Business Chamber $225 Yes
17 April 2026 17 April 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Ageing, and the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Nick Latimer Gabriela Sermeno, Business Council of Australia Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
17 April 2026 17 April 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Ageing, and the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Felix Donovan Clare Gunning, Radburn on behalf of Ability First Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
20 April 2026 20 April 2026 Complimentary ticket to the Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 APS Official Gabriella Carling, Operations Director, W.Media Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 $1,500 Yes
20 April 2026 7 July 2026 Attendance at the ABS and RBA Joint Conference on Migration Matters: Economic Insights Through Data at H.C Coombes Centre in Kirribilli, Sydney Multiple recipients The Reserve Bank of Australia ABS and RBA Joint Conference on Migration Matters: Economic Insights Through Data $1,665 Yes
22 April 2026 8 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House Damien White and Diane Brown Candace Efstratiou, Regional Manager ACT, Qantas Airways Post Budget Address Greater than $100 per person Yes
22 April 2026 7 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House Claire McKay Jennifer Le, Head of Government and Regulatory Relations, Australian Payments Network Post Budget Address Greater than $100 Yes
23 April 2026 7 May 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the Future Women's Federal Budget Dinner held at the Great Hall in Parliament House Diane Brown Deanne Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Aware Super The Future Women's Federal Budget Dinner $480 Yes
29 April 2026 12 May 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the UK-AUS FinTech Bridge Dinner at the British Consulate General James Kelly Dame Susan Langley, Lady Mayor of London, British Consulate-General Sydney UK-AUS FinTech Bridge Dinner $151.00 Yes
30 April 2026 22 May 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2026 held at the Hyatt Canberra APS Official Tabby Slawther, Events Team, Liquid Learning Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2026 $2,500 Yes
1 May 2026 12 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House Angelina Grant and Jason McDonald Hannah Walsh, Senior Associate, Government Relations, Macquarie Group Limited Address and lunch Greater than $100 per person Yes
2 May 2026 7 May 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the Future Women's Federal Budget Dinner held at the Great Hall in Parliament House Jenny Wilkinson Helen McCabe, Managing Director & Founder, Future Women Future Women's Federal Budget Dinner $480 Yes
5 May 2026 7 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House Lynda McAlary-Smith Andrew Hiebl, Head of Partnerships and Growth, Australian Chamber of Commerce Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
13 May 2026 18 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club lunch for the Treasurer's Post Budget Address at the Great Hall at Parliament House APS Official Claire Bremner, Head of Public Policy, Woolworths Group Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
18 May 2026 2 June 2026 Tickets to the ABE Annual Post Budget address at the Sydney Hilton Jenny Wilkinson, Angelia Grant, Jeremy Lawson, Erin Wells and Luke Spear Besa Deda, ABE Chair, Australian Business Economist ABE Annual Post Budget address $215 per person Yes
21 May 2026 4 June 2026 Attendance at Insider masterclass at the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre training dinner APS Official Steve Mullins, Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre Insider threat masterclass at the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre $140 Yes
25 May 2026 12 June 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club address by the Hon Clare O'Neil MP, Homes for Australia: Reforming Australia's Broken Housing System Ben Rimmer Essam Husaini, Executive Manager, Government Affairs, Westpac Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
25 May 2026 26 May 2026 Complimentary invitation to attend the Australia's Economic Outlook 2026 Luncheon at Crown Sydney Lynn Kelly and Tim Baird Ellen Choulman, Executive Manager, Government Affairs, Westpac Australia's Economic Outlook 2026 Luncheon $295 per person Yes
26 May 2026 3 July 2026 Attendance at gala dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Australian-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Chris Tinning James Connors, Head of Government and Industry Affairs, TAL Life Insurance Gala dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Australian-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation $425 Yes
27 May 2026 2 June 2026 Complimentary ticket to attend the industry lunch held by the Affiliation for Business Resilience and Turnaround (ABRT) Dr Craig Latham Matt Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Affiliation for Business Resilience & Turnaround Industry lunch with ABRT $150 Yes
28 May 2026 28 May 2026 Attendance at the National Press Club address by the Hon Clare O'Neil MP, Homes for Australia: Reforming Australia's Broken Housing System APS Official Essam Husaini, Executive Manager, Government Affairs, Westpac Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
28 May 2026 29 May 2026 Attendance at the Homes for Australia address at the National Press Club APS Official Essam Husaini, Executive Manager, Government Affairs, Westpac Address and lunch Greater than $100 Yes
29 May 2026 8 July 2026 Attendance at the Business Council of Australia 2026 Annual Dinner Jenny Wilkinson and Mehak Vohra Bran Black, CEO, Business Council of Australia Business Council of Australia 2026 Dinner $380 per person Yes
8 June 2026 10 June 2026 Conference ticket to Future of Mining Australia event 2026 APS Official Ilenia Chindamo, Senior Global Events Manager, Aspermont Future of Mining Australia 2026 $895 Yes
19 June 2026 2 July 2026 Papua New Guinea souvenirs APS Official Andrew Oaeke, Secretary, PNG Treasury Farewell gifts after working at PNG Treasury for three years $440 Yes
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