Australian Broadcasting Corporation Annual Report 2023-24

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 19 February 2025

Total expenses: $1.24 billion
Ongoing staff: 3,904

Official source

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.24 billion (1,239,904 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $583.9 million (583,939 in $'000)
Suppliers: $324.5 million (324,517 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $1.14 billion (1,137,568 in $'000)
Own-source income: $100.4 million (100,363 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 3,904 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel13 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence entity-copyright

Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Superannuation	Long service leave	Other long term	Total
David Anderson	Managing Director	974,069	150,491	34,933	0	1,159,493
Melanie Kleyn	Chief financial officer	584,362	27,399	0	21,810	633,571
Chris Oliver-Taylor	Chief Content Officer	637,138	27,399	0	8,207	672,744
Justin Stevens	Director News	460,354	74,397	0	21,875	556,626
Kim Williams	Chair	60,405	6,645	0	0	67,050
Ita Buttrose	Chair	130,025	20,024	0	0	150,049
Peter Tonagh	Deputy Chair	94,010	10,341	0	0	104,351
Mario D'Orazio	Director	62,710	6,898	0	0	69,608
Peter Lewis	Director	62,710	9,657	0	0	72,367
Nicolette Maury	Director	44,420	6,841	0	0	51,261
Louise McElvogue	Director	44,420	6,841	0	0	51,261
Georgina Somerset	Director	62,710	6,898	0	0	69,608
Laura Tingle	Staff Elected Director	62,710	9,657	0	0	72,367

Information about remuneration for senior executives17 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence entity-copyright

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0- 220000	2	179,943	0	14,213	620	194,775
220001 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	1	200,691	0	30,066	27,124	257,880
270001 - 295000	1	224,404	0	30,041	32,021	286,466
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	3	291,636	0	42,539	8,116	342,290
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	1	340,317	0	27,399	11,509	379,224
395001 - 420000	1	344,346	0	51,076	14,052	409,474
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	1	437,574	0	67,728	9,631	514,933
520001 - 545000	1	431,957	0	84,407	18,816	535,180
545001 - 570000	1	509,160	0	27,399	27,031	563,590
570001 - 595000	0	0	0	0	0	0
595001 - 620000	1	549,646	1	51,130	6,762	607,538

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff13 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence entity-copyright

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
250000 - 270000	47	174,365	163	28,571	8,940	45,198	Not stated
270001 - 295000	31	215,631	0	35,641	12,420	17,145	Not stated
295001 - 320000	25	215,631	85	30,753	11,199	48,505	Not stated
320001 - 345000	15	200,077	467	32,243	9,733	86,794	Not stated
345001 - 370000	11	263,736	0	44,751	14,907	33,218	Not stated
370001 - 395000	7	215,287	0	25,058	3,660	138,341	Not stated
395001 - 420000	3	244,556	0	41,858	17,070	101,443	Not stated
420001 - 445000	5	376,708	400	41,727	11,639	0	Not stated
445001 - 470000	2	395,815	0	60,043	11,927	0	Not stated
470001 - 495000	2	387,813	0	75,857	12,105	0	Not stated
495001 - 520000	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated
520001 - 545000	2	416,612	45,000	66,235	15,123	0	Not stated
545001 - 570000	1	465,835	0	84,116	12,618	0	Not stated