Commonwealth spending on internal staff and estimated spending on labour hire and consultants:

External spending estimates based on contracts described as for 'consultants', 'labour', 'staffing', 'recruitment' and related terms. Non-staffing terms (e.g. equipment) excluded. Budget spending for 2019-20 is a pre-COVID-19 estimate, while external spending estimates for this period are incomplete due to a lag in contract reporting.
Source: budget papers, AusTender Get the data