Bureau of Meteorology Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2026

Total expenses: $643.8 million
Ongoing staff: 1,850
Non-ongoing staff: 133
Consultancy contracts: $1.5 million; 28 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $241.8 million; 1,070 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $643.8 million (643,805 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $264.9 million (264,947 in $'000)
Suppliers: $163.2 million (163,219 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $352.7 million (352,688 in $'000)
Own-source income: $125.8 million (125,754 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,850 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 133 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: $1.5 million (1,535 in $'000)
Contracts: 28
New contracts: 15
Ongoing contracts: 13

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $241.8 million (241,836 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,070
New contracts: 649
Ongoing contracts: 421

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel8 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
Stuart Minchin	CEO & Director of Meteorology (part-year)	378,352	0	56,623	6,618	441,593
Andrew Johnson	CEO & Director of Meteorology (part-year)	112,344	0	14,521	0	126,865
Robert Argent	Group Executive Science and Innovation	329,109	34,943	52,602	6,422	423,076
Nichole Brinsmead	Group Executive Data and Digital	359,700	74,244	64,931	7,167	506,042
Peter Stone	Group Executive Business Solutions	401,681	41,176	72,328	7,167	522,352
Piero Chessa	Group Executive Community Services	364,551	33,578	57,421	7,167	462,717
Astrid Heward	Group Executive Enterprise Services	357,239	35,216	48,184	6,642	447,281
Vicki Manson	Group Executive Australian Climate Service	366,706	38,013	71,071	7,167	482,957

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 termination	Average total
$0 - $220,000	2	74,856	8,634	13,614	2,088	6,050	102,217
$220,001 - $245,000	1	146,468	13,641	26,561	3,652	0	240,742
$245,001 - $270,000	1	194,743	15,170	40,860	6,211	3,798	260,781
$270,001 - $295,000	6	238,399	1,389	38,598	9,735	0	288,121
$295,001 - $320,000	9	252,535	5,683	40,180	12,128	0	310,527
$320,001 - $345,000	2	239,182	37,323	36,683	24,279	0	337,467

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff4 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
$265,000 - $270,000	3	168,341	61,772	30,394	5,444	265,950
$270,001 - $295,000	4	157,461	84,658	31,014	4,365	277,498
$295,001 - $320,000	2	179,016	55,883	36,597	27,400	298,896
$345,001 - $370,000	1	152,975	157,723	37,323	4,648	352,669

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
KPMGABN 51194660183	426
Callida Pty LtdABN 40154007664	361
Water Technology Pty LtdABN 60093377283	155
Norton RoseABN 32720868049	97
Tanner James Management ConsultantsABN 91063977284	89
University of CanberraABN 81633873422	77

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Jones Lang Lasalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	31,138
UNISYS Australia Pty LtdABN 31105642902	15,452
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895	9,626
Leidos Australia Pty LtdABN 79612590155	9,040
Ventia Property Pty LtdABN 16618028676	7,683