Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Annual report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 26 October 2025

Total expenses: $1.47 billion
Ongoing staff: 6,537
Non-ongoing staff: 249
Consultancy contracts: $6.9 million; 70 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $582 million; 2,435 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.47 billion (1,467,920 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $848.4 million (848,423 in $'000)
Suppliers: $481.9 million (481,851 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $759.5 million (759,460 in $'000)
Own-source income: $680.6 million (680,565 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 6,537 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 249 people
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Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $6.9 million (6,858 in $'000)
Contracts: 70
New contracts: 27
Ongoing contracts: 43

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $582 million (581,988 in $'000)
Contracts: 2,435
New contracts: 1,127
Ongoing contracts: 1,308

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Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel5 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
Adam Fennessy	Secretary	882,136	53,859	32,552	14,130	982,678
Tess Bishop	Deputy Secretary	432,122	0	66,950	7,691	506,763
Justine Saunders	Deputy Secretary	432,982	0	80,675	11,631	525,288
Matt Lowe	Deputy Secretary	436,881	0	66,615	9,387	512,883
Tina Hutchison	Deputy Secretary	380,872	0	62,978	9,883	453,733

Information about remuneration for senior executives14 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	41	93,919	54	14,537	2,390	4,093	114,992
220,001–245,000	12	197,308	0	31,112	4,488	0	232,908
245,001–270,000	17	215,100	57	38,326	5,558	0	259,041
270,001–295,000	20	236,569	0	41,632	6,127	0	284,328
295,001–320,000	18	242,409	0	43,650	6,198	13,003	305,260
320,001–345,000	4	279,042	74	47,196	6,920	0	333,231
345,001–370,000	12	299,862	6	47,919	7,649	0	355,436
370,001–395,000	3	417,888	36	53,500	7,787	0	375,472
395,001–420,000	1	330,421	40,782	32,803	5,544	0	409,550
420,001–445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
445,001–470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
470,001–495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
495,001–520,000	2	335,912	124,724	45,283	6,311	0	512,230
520,001 and over	2	407,660	175,504	44,867	6,311	0	634,342

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff10 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
260000 - 270000	2	186,922	6,064	13,634	979	58,266	265,865
270001 - 295000	3	219,276	40,583	24,160	0	0	284,019
295001 - 320000	4	218,496	66,326	23,135	0	0	307,956
320001 - 345000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
345001 - 370000	5	231,068	69,317	23,263	1,352	34,690	359,690
370001 - 395000	1	249,938	110,539	24,860	0	0	385,337
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	2	297,794	104,890	24,675	0	0	427,359
445001 - 470000	4	311,928	124,070	26,281	0	0	462,279
470001 - 495000	2	324,844	122,189	34,950	1,956	0	483,939

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
Callida Pty LtdABN 40154007664	1,058
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	678
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 34824776937	516
Puzzle Partners Consulting Pty LtdABN 69107246926	344
Noetc Solutions Pty LimitedABN 87098132024	297

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	63,772
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895	34,480
DXC Enterprise Australia Pty LtdABN 16612896527	27,583
Data#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	21,152
Emnate Technology Pty LtdABN 72610354955	15,930