Four Parliament House cafes served about 286,000 coffees last financial year
A small coffee costs $4 with the staff discount, and flat whites make up almost a third of orders.
Four of the cafes in Parliament House are run by the Department of Parliamentary Services. The four cafes use more than five tonnes of coffee beans a year.
Sophie Travis, assistant director of retail operations, said the four outlets served about 286,000 coffees last financial year. On a day Parliament sits, the four cafes brew more than 2,000 cups.
A small coffee costs $4 with the staff discount. Flat whites make up almost a third of coffee orders.
Non-dairy milks now make up one in four sales. The takeaway cups are wrapped in a watercolour and pen painting of Parliament from above.
Tourists who visit want to take them home as a memento.
- About 286,000 last financial year
- Coffees served
- More than five tonnes a year
- Coffee beans
- $4 with staff discount
- Small coffee price
- Six
- Full-time baristas
Why it mattersIt shows the scale of a busy workplace's coffee habit, handled by just six full-time baristas and extra contract staff.
AustraliaVisitors to Parliament House in Canberra can buy coffee at Queen's Terrace Café, which is open to the public.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 1 h ago
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