Communications & Digital

Public broadcasting, NBN policy, digital ID, government IT.

Annual spend

$4.90B

YoY change

+6.1%

Active projects

Lead dept.

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development

AI insights

Live AI analysis for this sector is being generated. The first refresh runs nightly — once available, neutral, source-backed bullets appear here.

Your share

What Communications & Digital costs you

ABS / ATO baselines

Per Australian

$180

27.2M people

Per taxpayer

$360

13.6M lodgers

Per household

$480

10.2M households

Personalised estimate

Members

See your estimated personal contribution to communications & digital based on your income bracket.

Loading program breakdown…

Why this mattersTypical

Communications & Digital is led by Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and spans 64 tracked initiatives. Sector-level moves shape what reaches your hospital, classroom, road or grid.

Is this normal?

Within the normal range — +6.1% YoY vs +6.5% across all sectors

Your share

≈ $180 per Australian

Projects in this sector

NBN Fibre-to-the-Premises Upgrade

On Track · Budget $2.40B · $1.78B spent

Recent contracts

Cloud infrastructure & data residency services

Typical

Australian Taxation Office → Amazon Web Services Australia · $192.4M · 2026-04-22

Not enough peer contracts in this sector to compare against.

MyGov platform — accessibility uplift

Typical

Services Australia → Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu · $18.6M · 2026-04-15

Not enough peer contracts in this sector to compare against.