Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Annual Report 2025-26

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

Total expenses: $1.48 billion
Ongoing staff: 6,692
Non-ongoing staff: 175
Consultancy contracts: $2.9 million; 44 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $591.9 million; 2,700 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.48 billion (1,479,557 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $938.1 million (938,121 in $'000)
Suppliers: $411.6 million (411,638 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $724.7 million (724,717 in $'000)
Own-source income: $717.5 million (717,507 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 6,692 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 175 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: $2.9 million (2,924 in $'000)
Contracts: 44
New contracts: 27
Ongoing contracts: 17

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $591.9 million (591,883 in $'000)
Contracts: 2,700
New contracts: 854
Ongoing contracts: 1,846

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Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 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	Termination	Total
Victoria Anderson	Secretary	484,482	0	41,281	10,878	0	536,640
Adam Fennessy	Secretary	236,013	28,904	9,002	4,124	899,620	1,177,663
Tina Hutchison	Deputy Secretary	390,526	20	71,287	9,389	0	471,221
Tess Bishop	Deputy Secretary	364,914	5,090	53,839	6,641	365,935	796,419
Matt Lowe	Deputy Secretary	473,183	0	68,213	9,560	0	550,956
Justine Saunders	Deputy Secretary	526,005	0	83,055	10,687	0	619,746
Kerren Crosthwaite	Deputy Secretary	67,545	0	11,134	1,492	0	80,170
Christie Sawczuk	Deputy Secretary	111,677	0	14,344	2,366	0	128,387
Matthew Geysen	Deputy Secretary	88,385	0	12,996	1,944	0	103,325

Information about remuneration for senior executives14 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 - 220000	31	77,555	213	13,338	1,725	3,044	95,875
220001 - 245000	5	192,285	3,854	32,813	4,928	0	233,881
245001 - 270000	20	217,979	666	35,360	5,241	0	259,245
270001 - 295000	22	233,931	94	40,786	5,686	0	280,497
295001 - 320000	18	255,961	19	44,946	6,057	0	306,984
320001 - 345000	3	251,563	123	40,287	5,572	27,835	325,381
345001 - 370000	5	282,404	18,339	49,427	7,053	0	357,223
370001 - 395000	16	313,699	6,008	52,605	7,455	0	379,767
395001 - 420000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
420001 - 445000	1	182,458	0	36,680	4,108	209,896	433,142
445001 - 470000	1	264,962	136,864	46,925	6,098	0	454,849
470001 - 495000	1	219,453	226,024	34,224	5,357	0	485,058
495001 - 520000	1	261,976	201,109	46,391	6,098	0	515,574
520000 and over	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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 34824776937	449
Alluvium Consulting Australia Pty LtdABN 76151119792	216
Callida Pty LtdABN 40154007664	201
1 and One Pty LtdABN 13637567947	161
Wild Matters Pty LtdABN 19152749230	159

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
Cushman and Wakefield Pty LtdABN 77074196991	58,492
Accenture Australia Pty LtdABN 49096776895	34,659
Unisys Australia Pty LtdABN 31105642902	25,248
Data#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	23,775
Jones Lang Lasalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	22,039