Department of Finance Gifts and Benefits 2024-25

In the course of official duties, officials of the Department of Finance received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100 (excluding GST).

Quarter 3 (1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025)

Date received (date of event)Date Recorded
(date invite recorded)
Gift item / benefit / servicesReceived by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head)Presented by (giver's name, organisation/
country)
OccasionEstimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia)
15/01/202519/02/2025National Press Club Address and lunch - the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of AustraliaSecretary’s OfficeEssam Husaini - WestpacUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
24 January 2025 
Unknown
08/01/202519/02/2025Parliamentary Breakfast 2025Secretary’s OfficeSimone Clarke – IN Women AustraliaUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date:
5 February 2025
Unknown
23/01/202519/02/2025Dinner invitation:
High Commission of Canada
Secretary’s OfficeDr Julie Sunday - The High Commissioner of Canada H.E.Unsolicited gift accepted by official
Event date:
13 February 2025
Unknown
04/03/202504/03/2025Lunch invitation: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Canberra Manager's Forum.Business Enabling Services GroupCloudflareUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
4 March 2025
$159.00
20/02/202519/03/2025Complimentary attendance: Retirement function for Colin Thomas (Regional Manager ACT- QANTAS)Commercial Group
(Relates to two officials)
QANTASUnsolicited invitation accepted by officials (2) Event date:
21 February 2025
$200.00
18/12/202420/03/2025Lunch invitation: AmCham l Post-US Elections: Global Financial Implications and Opportunities for Australia LunchSecretary’s OfficeSheryle Moon - General Manager, AmChamUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
13 March 2025 
Unknown
20/02/202525/03/2025Complimentary attendance: Retirement function for Colin Thomas (Regional Manager ACT- QANTAS) Commercial GroupQANTASUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
21 February 2025
$100.00
26/03/202527/03/2025Invitation - Post Budget Address- the Hon Dr Jim ChalmersBusiness Enabling ServicesDatacomUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
26 March 2025
>$100.00
11/03/202527/03/2025Invitation - Post Budget Address- the Hon Dr Jim ChalmersSecretary’s OfficeEssam Husaini, Westpac GroupUnsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date:
26 March 2025
>$100.00

Quarter 2 (1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024)

Date received (date of event)Date Recorded
(date invite recorded)
Gift item / benefit / servicesReceived by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head)Presented by (giver's name, organisation/
country)
OccasionEstimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia)
15/10/202415/10/2024Keynote briefing: David Hazlehurst, Chief Executive Officer, Services AustraliaBusiness Enabling Services Group Dora Beara, Senior Client Success Manager, Trans – Tasman Business CircleUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 15 October 2024
$330.00
20/08/202425/10/2024Dinner invitation: Snowy Hydro Board of DirectorsSecretary’s OfficeDennis Barnes, CEO, Snowy HydroUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 15 October 2024
Unknown
16/10/202431/10/2024Framed Papua New Guinea (Treasury) copper plateBusiness Enabling Services GroupDepartment of Treasury Officials, Papua New GuineaUnsolicited gift accepted by official$100.00
06/11/202406/11/2024Dinner invitation: Future of Federal Government SummitBusiness Enabling Services GroupFST GovernmentUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 6 November 2024
Unknown
06/11/2024
06/11/2024
07/11/2024
18/12/2024
Complimentary attendance: Future of Federal Government Summit 2024Commercial Group/ Governance and Resource Management GroupFST GovernmentUnsolicited invitation accepted by officials (6) 
Event date: 6 November 2024
Unknown 
16/10/202412/11/2024Gruen lecture and dinner invitation: Unprecedented Economic Growth: Daily Lives and Human StoriesSecretary’s OfficeAshley Craig, Research School of Economics Australian National UniversityUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 23 October 2024
Unknown
03/10/202412/11/2024Office for Women's (OFM) 50th Anniversary eventSecretary’s OfficeOFM 50yr Event Planning CommitteeUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 1 November 2024
Unknown
09/10/202412/11/2024 Executive Boardroom RoundTable: Westpac Chief EconomistSecretary’s OfficeJason Duarte, WestpacUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 1 November 2024
Unknown
26/11/202426/11/2024Lunch invitation: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Canberra Managers' ForumBusiness Enabling Services GroupInfo-TechUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 28 November 2024
$202.99
28/11/202411/12/2024Metal model ship: 9th ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practice Network eventCommercial GroupCoordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesian GovernmentUnsolicited gift accepted by officialUnknown
28/11/202412/12/2024Manager Forum LunchBusiness Enabling Services GroupReason GroupUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 28 November 2024
$157.00
10/10/202412/12/2024Dinner invitation: Australia’s Opportunity in the New AI EconomyCommercial GroupJo Dooley, Acting Managing Director Microsoft Australia & New ZealandUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 6 November 2024
Unknown
14/11/202412/12/2024Media Industry End of Year LunchCommercial GroupFree TV AustraliaUnsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 18 December 2024
Unknown

Quarter 1 (1 July 2024 - 30 September 2024)

Date received (date of event)Date Recorded
(date invite recorded)
Gift item / benefit / servicesReceived by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head)Presented by (giver's name, organisation/
country)
OccasionEstimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia)
10/07/202412/09/2024Unsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date: 1 August 2024
Deputy Secretary, Commercial GroupMichael Milne, Macquarie CapitalDinner invitation for departmental secretariesUnknown
25/07/202425/07/2024Unsolicited invitation accepted by official 
Event date: 25 July 2024 
Business Enabling Services GroupWomen in ICT (WIC)WIC Patron's Luncheon$180.00
25/07/202408/08/2024Unsolicited gift accepted by official  
Meeting date: 25 July 2024
Secretary’s OfficeIndonesian Ministry of FinanceSmall pictureUnknown
02/08/202424/09/2024Unsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date: 18 August 2024
Secretary’s OfficeProfessor Glyn Davis AC, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetAustralia-New Zealand Central Agency Heads Dinner$130.00
19/08/202418/09/2024Unsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date: 21 August 2024
Deputy Secretary, Commercial GroupDr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary, Commonwealth TreasuryInvestors and Australia's 2035 Emissions Target DinnerUnknown
17/09/202420/09/2024Unsolicited invitation accepted by official
Event date: 15 October 2024
Budget GroupKylie Woolcock,
Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association
2024 Australian Health Leaders DinnerUnknown

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