Australian Research Council Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 5 November 2026

Total expenses: $30.7 million
Ongoing staff: 124
Non-ongoing staff: 2
Consultancy contracts: $4.1 million; 839 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $19 million; 243 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $30.7 million (30,749 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $22.2 million (22,183 in $'000)
Suppliers: $3.4 million (3,427 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $24 million (24,009 in $'000)
Own-source income: $1.7 million (1,720 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 124 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 2 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: $4.1 million (4,056 in $'000)
Contracts: 839
New contracts: 162
Ongoing contracts: 677

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $19 million (18,981 in $'000)
Contracts: 243
New contracts: 83
Ongoing contracts: 160

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 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	106,751	0	12,810	0	119,561
Professor Susan Dodds	ARC Board Deputy Chair	80,063	0	9,608	0	89,671
Professor Margaret Harding	ARC Board member	53,385	0	6,406	0	59,791
Professor Cindy Shannon	ARC Board member	53,385	0	6,406	0	59,791
Mr Mark Stickells	ARC Board member	0	0	0	0	0
Professor Maggie Walter	ARC Board member	53,385	0	6,406	0	59,791
Professor Paul Wellings	ARC Board member	53,385	0	6,406	0	59,791
Ms Sally-Ann Williams	ARC Board member	53,385	0	6,406	0	59,791
Professor Ute Roessner	ARC CEO	500,816	5,374	63,739	11,667	581,596

Information about remuneration for senior executives10 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–$220,000	4	128,969	1,153	27,063	-22,499	134,686
$220,001–$245,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$245,001–$270,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$270,001–$295,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$295,001–$320,000	2	252,859	3,230	36,574	8,638	301,302
$320,001–$345,000	1	277,542	2,402	44,700	18,753	343,397
$345,001–$370,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$370,001–$395,000	1	318,551	3,230	43,228	20,443	385,453
$395,001–$420,000	0	Not stated	0	0	0	0
$420,001–$445,000	0	Not stated	0	0	0	0

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff4 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 band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
$265,000–$270,000	1	227,623	250	35,124	5,965	0	268,962
$270,001–$295,000	2	159,711	1,368	20,101	8,521	88,259	277,960
$295,001–$320,000	2	155,485	125	20,494	3,596	130,363	310,063
$320,001–$345,000	2	150,622	0	8,184	270	164,801	323,877

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
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 34824776937	1,128
Scyne Advisory Pty LimitedABN 20607773295	476
A23 Pty LtdABN 81612329781	208
University of QueenslandABN 63942912684	140
Monash UniversityABN 12377614012	125

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
Jones Lang LaSalle – ARCABN 69008585260	2,886
Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty LtdABN 21002888762	2,155
Face 2 Face RecruitmentABN 47112122504	1,283
Calleo Resourcing Pty LtdABN 29606001763	932
HiTech Australia Pty LtdABN 41062067878	794