| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities |
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| Receipts |
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| Receipts from government | 551,238 | 595,431 | |
| Receipts from other entities | 2,350 | 3,404 | |
| Goods and services tax recovered from the Australian Taxation Office | 9,888 | 11,344 | |
| Interest received | 49 | 57 | |
| Total receipts | 563,524 | 610,236 | |
| Payments |
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| Payments to suppliers and employees | (248,694) | (306,382) | |
| Payments of grant expenses | (305,967) | (308,747) | |
| Interest and other costs of finance paid | 7.1.2 | (272) | (245) |
| Total payments | (554,934) | (615,374) | |
| Net cash flows from/(used in) operating activities | 7.2.2 | 8,590 | (5,138) |
Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities | |||
| Purchases of non-financial assets | (2,208) | (2,103) | |
| Capital grants to portfolio agencies | (11,118) | (6,511) | |
| Proceeds from disposal of motor vehicles | 563 | 589 | |
| Net cash flows from/(used in) investing activities | (12,763) | (8,025) | |
Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities | |||
| Special appropriations for capital expenditure purposes | 2.2.2 | 11,118 | 6,511 |
| Repayment of principle portion of lease liabilities1 | (849) | (1,620) | |
| Net cash flows from/(used in) financing activities | 10,269 | 4,891 | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | 6,096 | (8,272) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year | 23,052 | 31,323 | |
| Cash and equivalents at the end of the financial year | 7.2.1 | 29,148 | 23,051 |
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
1 The department has recognised cash payments for the principal portion of lease payments as financing activities; cash payments for the interest portion as operating activities consistent with the presentation of interest payments and short-term lease payments for leases and low-value assets as operating activities.
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