Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Queensland Budget 2025-26 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
David Crisafulli MP
Department head
Director-General Damien Walker

As at budget day (2025-06-10)

$157.1 million
Total expenses
$0.9 million
Capital program
1 tracked measure
821
FTE staff

Key service areas

Government policy coordinationIntergovernmental relationsProtocol and eventsCopperString delivery

Budget initiatives

CopperString Transmission Line$2.4B totalContinuingCapitalLegislated

Construction of the CopperString transmission line from Townsville to Mount Isa, connecting the Queensland North West Minerals Province to the national electricity grid.

Connects the North West minerals province to the national electricity grid, unlocking mining and manufacturing investment in outback Queensland. The $2.4 billion CopperString transmission line project opens up the North West to reliable power supply for the first time.

Capital, $2.4B total investment referenced in BP1 p.13. Year-by-year profile delivered through government-owned corporation (Powerlink/CopperString), not broken out in General Government BP4 tables.

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Client satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied) with Government Decision Support services≥80%85%≥80%
Total cost per hour of Government Decision Support services$114$116$117
Client satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied) with Government Service Delivery Implementation Support services≥80%86%≥80%
Total cost per hour of Government Service Delivery Implementation Support services$118$119$121
Client satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied) with Governance Support and Advisory Services≥80%87%≥80%
Total cost per hour of Governance Support and Advisory Services$118$119$121
Client satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied) with Engagement and Events Support services≥80%92%≥80%
Total cost per hour of Engagement and Events Support services$115$116$118
Client satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied) with Legislative Drafting and e-Publishing services≥80%90%≥80%
Total cost per hour of Legislative Drafting and e-Publishing services$117$119$120

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of the Premier and Cabinet (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-05-26. Factual information from published budget documents.