The corporate plan is the department’s primary planning document. It sets out our vision, purpose, capabilities and risks, and describes the complex international environment in which we operate. The corporate plan is a roadmap for how we will deliver the Government’s agenda over the next four years and how we will measure our performance. Results against this corporate plan will be reported in our 2024–25 annual performance statements.

Strategic Commissioning Framework

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s APS workforce continues to lead the delivery of key activities across the department. Outsourced resources continue to be used in some circumstances, including where independent or specialist advice is required, or skills cannot be sourced from within the APS. We have taken action over recent years to reduce reliance on external labour, particularly within the Australian Passport Office.

The department is investing in its people capability. Under the APS Strategic Commissioning Framework we will see a $6.1 million reduction in contractor expenditure and a corresponding investment in our APS workforce throughout 2024-25.