Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Queensland Budget 2026-27 · Crisafulli Government

Minister
David Crisafulli MP
Department head
Director-General Damien Walker

As at budget day (2026-06-23)

$159.7M
Total expenses
$2.1M
Capital program
$1M
3 tracked measures
647
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Government policy coordinationIntergovernmental relationsProtocol and eventsCopperString delivery

Budget initiatives

Energy Roadmap and Maintenance Guarantee$5.2B totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

$5.2 billion Energy Roadmap delivering affordable, reliable energy, including a $1.8 billion Electricity Maintenance Guarantee over five years and the Energy Roadmap Price Drop passing savings to Ergon customers.

Puts downward pressure on power prices, with the Energy Roadmap Price Drop saving Ergon households around 7% and small businesses 8%, backed by major power station maintenance overhauls.

$5.2 billion Energy Roadmap, including a $1.8 billion Electricity Maintenance Guarantee over five years. Delivered largely through government-owned corporations; 2026-27 General Government profile not broken out in BP4.

CopperString Transmission Project$3.2B totalContinuingCapitalAnnounced

A record $3.2 billion investment to build the CopperString energy project, connecting North and North West Queensland to the grid, with construction underway at Flinders Substation near Hughenden.

Connects North and North West Queensland to the electricity grid, unlocking new resources and critical minerals projects and improving energy security for the region.

$3.2 billion total project investment delivered through government-owned corporations, sourced from BP1 p.19 / BP2 p.12 — not a BP4 General Government budget-year appropriation (CopperString does not appear in BP4). Also backed by the $200 million North West Energy Fund. Budget-year amount and yearProfile left null on the same basis as the Energy Roadmap.

Honouring Our Veterans$1.4MNewAnnounced

$1.4 million in 2026-27 for war memorial upgrades and commemorative events under the Honouring our Veterans Grants, alongside the State's first Veterans and Veterans' Families Strategy.

Funds upgrades to war memorials and commemorative events, and delivers the State's first Veterans and Veterans' Families Strategy.

2026-27: $1.4M

$1.4M in 2026-27 for veteran memorials and commemorative events

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2026-27Total
Honouring Our Veterans$1.4M$1.4M
Total$1.4M$1.4M

Performance metrics

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

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Overall client satisfaction with engagement in the policy development process85%72%85%
Overall client satisfaction with advice and support relating to intergovernmental relations85%82%85%
Overall client satisfaction with advice and support relating to Cabinet support and Parliamentary services85%70%85%
Total cost per hour of government decision support output$168$170$172
Overall client satisfaction with governance support and advisory services85%95%85%
Overall client satisfaction with advice and support relating to engagement and events85%77%85%
Overall client satisfaction with legislative drafting services provided by Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel90%91%90%
Average cost per hour of legislative drafting and publishing output$188$188$190

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: 2026-06-24. Factual information from published budget documents.