Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Annual Report 2024-25

Annual report 2024-25 · Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) · Commonwealth · Published 6 November 2025

Total expenses: $14 million
Ongoing staff: 66
Non-ongoing staff: 12
Consultancy contracts: $239,000; 6 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $82 million; 603 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $14 million (14,023 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $7.9 million (7,899 in $'000)
Suppliers: $4.6 million (4,606 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $10 million (10,005 in $'000)
Own-source income: $3.2 million (3,192 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 66 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 12 people
Non-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.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $239,000 (239 in $'000)
Contracts: 6
New contracts: 4
Ongoing contracts: 2

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $82 million (81,978 in $'000)
Contracts: 603
New contracts: 248
Ongoing contracts: 355

Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel7 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 CC BY 4.0

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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Termination	Total
Wendy Umberger	Chief Executive Officer (CEO)	281,785	108,255	30,116	16,337	0	436,493
Annette Blyton	Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO)	7,709	0	2,632	0	0	10,341
Paul Morgan	General Manager, Corporate	279,304	0	30,573	13,248	0	323,125
Suzie Newman	General Manager, Partnerships	69,922	0	9,600	999	0	80,521
James Quilty	General Manager, Research	231,617	0	35,773	-33,160	0	234,230
Audrey Gormley	Chief Finance Officer (CFO)	10,603	0	9,934	-6,590	95,281	109,228
Laura Timmins	General Manager, Partnerships	195,371	0	35,009	0	0	230,380

Information about remuneration for senior executives3 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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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	3	29,411	7,389	1,864	31,760	66,697
$220,001 - $245,000	2	426,988	70,782	33,160	0	464,610
$320,001 - $345,000	1	279,304	30,573	13,248	0	323,125

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)4 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Terrace Services Pty LtdABN 44054453897	199
Monica van Wensveen	18
CBR Cyber Pty LtdABN 36643307171	13
DA111 ConsultingABN 64753119579	9

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)8 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
University of Sunshine CoastABN 61249878937	4,303
University of MelbourneABN 84002705224	4,082
University of QueenslandABN 36643307171	3,602
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationABN 66934348189	3,298
University of WollongongABN 61060567686	3,091
University of SydneyABN 15211513464	2,592
Australian National UniversityABN 52234063906	2,431
Charles Sturt UniversityABN 21002888762	2,332