Australian Communications and Media Authority Annual Report 2025-26

Annual report 2025-26 · Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2026

Total expenses: $188.4 million
Ongoing staff: 700
Non-ongoing staff: 45
Consultancy contracts: $4.6 million; 31 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $45.7 million; 304 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $188.4 million (188,412 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $107.8 million (107,816 in $'000)
Suppliers: $51 million (51,033 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $167.4 million (167,358 in $'000)
Own-source income: $3.1 million (3,068 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 700 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 45 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: $4.6 million (4,648 in $'000)
Contracts: 31
New contracts: 18
Ongoing contracts: 13

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $45.7 million (45,701 in $'000)
Contracts: 304
New contracts: 109
Ongoing contracts: 195

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

Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel12 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	Total
Nerida O’Loughlin	Chair	567,336	0	81,568	13,957	662,861
Adam Suckling	Deputy Chair	439,221	9,023	30,176	10,986	489,406
Julie Inman Grant	eSafety Commissioner	498,667	0	31,269	12,549	542,485
Helen Owens	General Manager	354,410	2,846	63,559	8,830	429,645
Kathryn King	General Manager	347,056	25,007	50,079	8,295	430,437
Michael Brealey	General Manager	325,535	9,486	60,645	8,295	403,961
Cathy Rainsford	General Manager	321,364	2,846	60,134	8,295	392,639
Autumn Field	General Manager	320,314	4,183	59,282	8,295	392,074
Brendan Byrne	General Manager	319,668	0	50,113	8,295	378,076
Richard Fleming	General Manager	315,503	5,963	59,276	8,076	388,818
Heidi Snell	General Manager	219,506	7,557	46,736	5,902	279,701
Toby DaggAs published: Toby Dagg*	General Manager	83,796	0	15,584	2,777	102,157

Information about remuneration for senior executives6 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 other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0 - 220000	3	48,557	8,211	6,534	2,305	65,607
220001 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	1	204,415	2,874	38,218	5,232	250,739
270001 - 295000	7	239,143	1,626	37,299	6,414	284,482
295001 - 320000	7	252,142	6,226	43,629	6,476	308,473
320001 - 345000	3	254,382	17,871	44,577	6,539	323,369

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Factor Tech Pty Ltd t/a The FactorABN 39644724701	1,606
The Social Research Centre Pty LtdABN 91096153212	1,378
Peak UsabilityABN 33018701610	357
KPMGABN 51194660183	159
CyberCX Pty LtdABN 90629363328	157

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Evolve FM Pty Ltd Facilities Trust Payment onlyABN 52605472580	10,234
Dataworks Group Limited (formerly IXUP Limited)ABN 85612182368	4,403
Ive Group Australia Pty LtdABN 58000205210	3,125
Talent International (ACT) Pty LtdABN 95121819305	2,209
Data #3 LimitedABN 31010545267	1,906