Australian Research Council Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 16 October 2025

Total expenses: $28.3 million
Ongoing staff: 126
Non-ongoing staff: 5
Consultancy contracts: $2.4 million; 807 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $17.6 million; 190 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $28.3 million (28,314 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $19.5 million (19,543 in $'000)
Suppliers: $3.5 million (3,454 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $23 million (22,976 in $'000)
Own-source income: $858,000 (858 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 126 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 5 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: $2.4 million (2,380 in $'000)
Contracts: 807
New contracts: 203
Ongoing contracts: 604

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $17.6 million (17,611 in $'000)
Contracts: 190
New contracts: 80
Ongoing contracts: 110

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel10 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
Professor Peter Shergold	ARC Board Chair	104,250	0	11,990	0	116,240
Professor Susan Dodds	ARC Board Deputy Chair	78,190	0	8,993	0	87,183
Emeritus Professor Margaret Harding	ARC Board Member	52,130	0	5,996	0	58,126
Professor Cindy Shannon	ARC Board Member	52,130	0	8,029	0	60,159
Mr Mark Stickells	ARC Board Member	0	0	0	0	0
Distinguished Professor Maggie Walter	ARC Board Member	52,130	0	5,996	0	58,126
Professor Paul Wellings	ARC Board Member	52,130	0	5,996	0	58,126
Ms Sally-Ann Williams	ARC Board Member	52,130	0	5,996	0	58,126
Professor Ute Roessner	ARC CEO	114,337	922	20,957	2,869	139,086
Dr Richard Johnson	Acting ARC CEO	355,425	2,630	58,316	10,058	426,429

Information about remuneration for senior executives10 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 band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
$0–$220,000	4	86,830	1,731	17,382	4,190	0	110,133
$220,001–$245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001–$270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001–$295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001–$320,000	2	242,507	4,469	35,615	26,561	0	309,152
$320,001–$345,000	1	161,120	2,979	26,611	4,148	143,540	338,398
$345,001–$370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001–$395,000	1	235,763	4,469	33,476	101,121	0	374,829
$395,001–$420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001–$445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
$260,000–$270,000	1	223,929	0	250	34,491	5,965	0	0	264,635

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 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
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 34824776937	488
Vectiq Pty LtdABN 13651597509	167
A23 Pty LtdABN 81612329781	108
Puzzle PartnersABN 69107246926	81
Rowdy Co P/LABN 12158255648	34

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)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 (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Jones Lang LaSalle – ARCABN 69008585260	3,010
Face 2 Face RecruitmentABN 47112122504	1,318
Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty LtdABN 21002888762	1,059
Calleo Resourcing Pty LtdABN 29606001763	974
Dell AustraliaABN 46003855561	684