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Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published

Total expenses
$108.6 million
Ongoing staff
471
Non-ongoing staff
10
Consultancy contracts
$937,000
19 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$38 million
242 contracts

Official source

Transparency Portal data for this report (JSON)

transparency.gov.au

Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$108.6 million (108,632 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$70.1 million (70,121 in $'000)
Suppliers
$34.3 million (34,318 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$96.9 million (96,905 in $'000)
Own-source income
$5.2 million (5,212 in $'000)

Unit: Portal template for this table type; the table item itself does not state a unit.

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

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

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$937,000 (937 in $'000)
Contracts
19
New contracts
6
Ongoing contracts
13

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$38 million (37,983 in $'000)
Contracts
242
New contracts
87
Ongoing contracts
155

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel18 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Dr Caralee McLiesh PSMAuditor-General518,2900022,40111,63400552,325
Rona Mellor PSMAuditor-General (Acting)559,1920079,59223,32400662,108
Carla JagoDeputy Auditor-General (Acting)339,183026,54656,36617,24400439,339
Anastasios IoannouGroup Executive Director264,456025,91751,58114,58100356,535
Jane MeadeGroup Executive Director163,948015,55030,4256,94200216,865
George SotiropoulosGroup Executive Director334,1810058,83210,96000403,973
Sue GoodearChief Operating Officer8,696002,08500010,781
Jacqueline WaltonChief Operating Officer (Acting)242,583024,92045,43912,25300325,195
Lesa CraswellGroup Executive Director (Acting)253,762025,91743,33031,35700354,366
Ian GoodwinGroup Executive Director38,94404794,6391,2340045,296
Peta LaneGroup Executive Director32,155006,6636590039,477
Michelle PageGroup Executive Director (Acting)221,150024,19236,1736,53000288,045
Corinne HortonGroup Executive Director (Acting)96,621010,12914,0112,01800122,779
Michael WhiteGroup Executive Director (Acting)102,574011,23318,25913,44000145,506
Xiaoyan LuGroup Executive Director (Acting)145,391016,14818,0394,13800183,716
Sean BenfieldGroup Executive Director (Acting)97,818010,07512,0483,51300123,454
Alison GarthChief Finance Officer175,486010,96524,9698,20200219,622
Matthew RigterChief Operating Officer (Acting)19,95401,9942,2957070024,950
Information about remuneration for senior executives7 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
0 - 2200002183,022012,12912,8735,43100113,455
220001 - 2450002173,898020,60523,3216,39100224,215
245001 - 2700004198,384024,32530,8597,99200261,560
270001 - 2950008213,370026,04331,4578,78700279,657
295001 - 3200002245,49006,75742,3818,87800303,506
320001 - 3450001247,216024,92042,9225,75900320,817
370001 - 3950001221,2520135,38136,5069,87500403,014
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff2 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 CC BY 4.0

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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
295001 - 3200001168,0160113,58226,3056,44100314,344
320001 - 3450001176,8350114,98326,1766,09800324,092
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)7 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

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Ernst and YoungABN 75288172749218
RSM Australia Pty Ltd atf the Birdanco Practice TrustABN 65319382479143
Finity Consulting Pty LtdABN 89111470270126
Orima ResearchABN 77076347914117
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060107
Acumentis Pty LtdABN 3010967067177
Pricewaterhouse CoopersABN 5278043375755
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Ernst and YoungABN 752881727494,292
Pricewaterhouse CoopersABN 527804337574,148
Evolve FM Pty Ltd (Trust Account)ABN 526054725803,742
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 744901210603,026
Macquarie Telecommunications Pty LtdABN 210829309162,091
xAmplify Services Pty LtdABN 746320450802,039