Climate Change Authority Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 29 October 2026

Total expenses: $14.1 million
Ongoing staff: 57
Non-ongoing staff: 8
Consultancy contracts: $495,000; 4 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $1.5 million; 54 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $14.1 million (14,055 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $10.4 million (10,421 in $'000)
Suppliers: $2.9 million (2,923 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $13.8 million (13,846 in $'000)
Own-source income: $0 (0 in $'000)

Unit: Portal template for this table type; the table item itself does not state a unit.

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 57 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 8 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: $495,000 (495 in $'000)
Contracts: 4
New contracts: 3
Ongoing contracts: 1

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $1.5 million (1,514 in $'000)
Contracts: 54
New contracts: 33
Ongoing contracts: 21

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

Published disclosure tables 3

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
Brad Archer	Chief Executive Officer	187,811	1,248	25,972	3,666	218,698
Kath Rowley	Chief Executive Officer	196,614	7,625	32,164	4,461	240,864
Eliza Murray	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	323,839	12,175	46,131	8,450	390,504
Joseph Hardwicke	General Manager Corporate and CFO	264,910	15,210	37,644	5,671	323,434
Weilin Chiu	General Manager Systems and Science	244,107	2,729	35,886	9,207	291,929
Jed Buffier	General Manager Analysis	245,724	18,920	34,972	8,034	307,650
Mia Swainson	General Manager Outreach & Enabling	201,952	3,254	26,913	2,388	234,506
Tim Banks	General Counsel	256,718	4,986	42,114	24,915	328,734

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)4 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	275
RSM AustraliaABN 65319382479	140
Tailored HR Solutions Pty LtdABN 70091114528	70
PP&E Valuations Pty LtdABN 71659915287	10

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
ISPT PTY LTDABN 28064041283	357
Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesABN 74599608295	207
THE TRUSTEE FOR SALSA DIGITAL TRUSTABN 85676742328	130
The Australian National UniversityABN 52234063906	63
Comcare AustraliaABN 41640788304	57