Australia’s 2025 Federal Budget

The 2025 Federal Budget has just been released. It totals $785.67b.

The international affairs budget, including defence, development, diplomacy, intelligence, and international policing, makes up $72.05b, or 9% of the budget.

This is a $2.52b increase from last financial year in nominal terms.

Australian foreign affairs leaders regularly emphasise the increasing need to use all tools of ‘statecraft’ in pursuing Australia’s interests. This brief presents these tools together under the umbrella of Australia’s international affairs budget.

By presenting these budgets in one place, readers are better positioned to assess how Australia balances international and domestic priorities—and how resources are distributed across the various arms of international affairs.