Australian Public Service Commission Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 13 November 2025

Total expenses: $99.2 million
Ongoing staff: 412
Non-ongoing staff: 74
Consultancy contracts: $240,000; 5 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $21.5 million; 265 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $99.2 million (99,173 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $64.2 million (64,196 in $'000)
Suppliers: $30.4 million (30,427 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $67.2 million (67,169 in $'000)
Own-source income: $32.3 million (32,277 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 412 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 74 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: $240,000 (240 in $'000)
Contracts: 5
New contracts: 4
Ongoing contracts: 1

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $21.5 million (21,538 in $'000)
Contracts: 265
New contracts: 120
Ongoing contracts: 145

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel6 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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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
Gordon De Brouwer	Australian Public Service Commissioner	913,117	3,648	29,062	22,103	967,930
Rachel Bacon	Deputy Australian Public Service Commissioner	403,846	3,648	77,810	16,589	501,893
Subhasis Banerjee	Deputy Australian Public Service Commissioner	410,836	3,648	69,714	8,735	492,933
Joanne Talbot	First Assistant Commissioner	289,236	3,648	55,625	13,136	361,645
Sam William Jeffries	First Assistant Commissioner	143,912	0	20,864	4,978	169,754
Jamie Lowe	Merit Protection Commissioner	229,278	2,746	45,229	8,309	285,562

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	13	92,510	658	15,590	2,313	111,071
220001 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	1	215,040	3,648	33,626	9,828	262,142
270001 - 295000	4	227,103	2,736	38,917	8,827	277,583
295001 - 320000	2	258,355	3,942	43,442	9,802	315,541
320001 - 345000	3	262,415	3,648	48,870	13,423	328,356

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
260000 - 270000	1	225,268	0	0	32,801	5,161	0	0	263,230

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Bellchambers BarrettABN 14942509138	177
John McMillanABN 57129144909	26
Workplace Research Associates Pty LtdABN 11083481298	21
O'Connor Marsden and Associates Pty LtdABN 94135783792	16

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	1,366
Cahoot LearningABN 27131637468	1,307
Clayton UtzABN 35740217343	1,064
Ethos CRS Consulting Pty LtdABN 94116209235	1,053
Nous Group Pty LtdABN 66086210344	1,002