Australian Broadcasting Corporation Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 20 March 2026

Total expenses: $1.32 billion
Ongoing staff: 3,937

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.32 billion (1,321,649 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $619.5 million (619,516 in $'000)
Suppliers: $348.7 million (348,667 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $1.2 billion (1,196,101 in $'000)
Own-source income: $123.9 million (123,933 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 3,937 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 personnel16 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	Termination	Total
Hugh Marks	Managing Director	380,577	12,503	6,674	0	399,754
David Anderson	Managing Director	1,026,048	156,529	44,037	0	1,226,614
Jennifer Collins	Director Screen	241,006	38,337	2,792	0	282,135
Melanie Kleyn	Chief Financial Officer	650,306	29,932	27,015	0	707,253
Ben Latimer	Director Audio	338,479	20,502	4,482	0	363,463
Chris Oliver-Taylor	Chief Content Officer	450,437	22,449	20,776	342,436	836,098
Justin Stevens	Director News	529,202	80,711	57,987	0	667,900
Kim Williams	Chair	197,100	22,667	0	0	219,767
Georgina Somerset	Deputy Chair	77,928	8,962	0	0	86,890
Peter Tonagh	Deputy Chair	48,655	5,595	0	0	54,250
Mario D'Orazio	Director	64,910	7,465	0	0	72,375
Peter Lewis	Director	16,228	2,499	0	0	18,727
Louise McElvogue	Director	64,910	8,941	0	0	73,851
Nicolette Maury	Director	64,910	9,996	0	0	74,906
Katrina Sedgwick	Director	48,508	5,578	0	0	54,086
Laura Tingle	Staff elected Director	64,910	9,996	0	0	74,906

Information about remuneration for senior executives21 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 superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
$0- $220,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$220,001- $245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001- $270,000	1	228,454	32,317	0	0	260,795
$270,001- $295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001- $320,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$320,001- $345,000	1	238,853	27,601	71,553	0	338,227
$345,001- $370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001- $395,000	1	359,061	29,932	985	0	389,978
$395,001- $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001- $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001- $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001- $495,000	1	94,733	7,483	0	386,636	482,753
$495,001- $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$520,001- $545,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$545,001- $570,000	2	459,842	82,117	22,173	0	559,941
$570,001- $595,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$595,001- $620,000	1	570,094	31,513	10,296	0	611,903
$620,001- $645,000	1	591,625	29,932	6,134	0	627,691
$645,001- $670,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$670,001- $695,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$695,001- $720,000	1	167,310	92,627	0	469,399	709,835

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff18 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
$260,000- $270,000	16	212,223	0	32,696	7,563	13,525	Not stated
$270,001- $295,000	37	227,117	0	34,198	11,036	9,569	Not stated
$295,001- $320,000	27	236,651	0	34,341	8,113	30,307	Not stated
$320,001- $345,000	13	262,061	0	38,605	7,343	23,030	Not stated
$345,001- $370,000	9	237,965	0	39,482	7,240	67,525	Not stated
$370,001- $395,000	8	301,401	0	51,499	7,729	23,889	Not stated
$395,001- $420,000	4	270,176	0	40,656	12,816	76,845	Not stated
$420,001- $445,000	3	372,572	0	44,532	11,055	0	Not stated
$445,001- $470,000	3	196,910	0	30,726	3,807	216,717	Not stated
$470,001- $495,000	5	245,288	8,401	33,294	4,350	192,372	Not stated
$495,001- $520,000	1	179,197	0	43,453	0	297,438	Not stated
$520,001- $545,000	2	446,043	0	75,510	12,709	0	Not stated
$545,001- $570,000	1	529,170	0	29,932	3,581	0	Not stated
$570,001- $595,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated
$595,001- $620,000	1	481,343	0	90,821	31,300	0	Not stated
$620,001- $645,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated
$645,001- $670,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	Not stated
$670,001- $695,000	1	166,802	0	33,022	0	528,726	Not stated