Cancer Australia Annual Report 2025-26

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

Total expenses: $17.3 million
Ongoing staff: 70
Non-ongoing staff: 11
Consultancy contracts: $399,000; 13 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $15.6 million; 99 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $17.3 million (17,268 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $12.2 million (12,181 in $'000)
Suppliers: $2.4 million (2,389 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $13.2 million (13,223 in $'000)
Own-source income: $3.5 million (3,530 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 70 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 11 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: $399,000 (399 in $'000)
Contracts: 13
New contracts: 8
Ongoing contracts: 5

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $15.6 million (15,596 in $'000)
Contracts: 99
New contracts: 69
Ongoing contracts: 30

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

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
Keefe, Dorothy	Chief Executive Officer	464,675	36,086	54,343	10,783	565,887
Howlett, Claire	Deputy CEO	342,935	0	60,636	7,955	411,526
McEwan, Steven	Head Corporate Operations/COO/CFO	96,695	0	12,204	1,799	110,698
Milch, Vivienne	Medical Director	237,266	25,179	35,884	5,866	304,195
Meredyth, David	Head Partnerships and Cancer Equity	220,992	23,173	44,062	5,676	293,903
Lambert, Adam	Head Evidence, Priority Initiatives and Communications	234,772	21,566	40,308	5,492	302,138
Cox, Raylene	Acting Head Partnerships and Cancer Equity	41,802	1,860	4,325	741	48,728
Wiegold, Elmer	Head Corporate Operations/COO/CFO	130,739	0	24,645	3,141	158,525

Information about remuneration for senior executives12 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
220001 - 245000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
245001 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff12 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
260000 - 270000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
270001 - 295000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
295001 - 320000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
370001 - 395000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
445001 - 470000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
470001 - 495000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
495001 - 520000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
520001 - 545000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Jacinta Elston Pty LtdABN 98657253220	187
Australian Government SolicitorABN 69405937639	72
Sax InstituteABN 68095542886	31
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	27
Concur ConsultingABN 90261120291	17

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)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 (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Aurora Education Foundation LimitedABN 28158391363	2,097
The Movember FoundationABN 48894537905	1,643
Evolve FMABN 52605472580	1,618
Australian National UniversityABN 52234063906	1,460
Australian Institute of Health and WelfareABN 16515245497	1,030
University of Technology SydneyABN 77257686961	883