Federal Budget provides funding for new and extended measures
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On Tuesday 25 March 2025 the Treasurer, The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP announced the 2025-26 Federal Budget, which included $12.1 million in additional funding for the CDPP, for the following measures:
- $4.5 million over two years from 2025–26 for prosecution activities relating to illicit tobacco compliance and enforcement.
- $4.1 million in 2025–26 for prosecution activities relating to illegal foreign fishing.
- $3.5 million in 2025–26 for prosecution activities relating to war crimes.
For more information on Budget outcomes, please see the 2025-26 Portfolio Budget Statements and Budget Paper No. 2.