Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 29 October 2025

Total expenses: $1.38 billion
Ongoing staff: 5,093
Non-ongoing staff: 421
Consultancy contracts: $52.7 million; 369 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $641.2 million; 2,964 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.38 billion (1,384,051 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $655.8 million (655,808 in $'000)
Suppliers: $536.3 million (536,257 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $1.33 billion (1,325,324 in $'000)
Own-source income: $53.8 million (53,752 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 5,093 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 421 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: $52.7 million (52,699 in $'000)
Contracts: 369
New contracts: 236
Ongoing contracts: 133

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $641.2 million (641,234 in $'000)
Contracts: 2,964
New contracts: 1,711
Ongoing contracts: 1,253

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Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel9 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
David Fredericks	Secretary	783,795	3,471	117,766	15,873	920,905
Lynette O’Connell	Deputy Secretary	431,363	3,638	75,496	18,767	529,263
Luise McCulloch	Deputy Secretary	411,234	3,638	79,655	23,208	517,735
Sean Sullivan	Deputy Secretary	447,591	3,638	77,493	24,449	553,171
Simon Duggan	Deputy Secretary	422,119	1,364	77,282	25,821	526,586
Kushla Munro	Deputy Secretary	413,376	1,973	56,294	38,709	510,352
Joanne Evans	Deputy Secretary	-2,554	1,364	14,888	-11,147	2,551
Rachel Parry	Deputy Secretary	392,712	3,638	72,912	21,639	490,901
Dean Knudson	Deputy Secretary	398,263	3,638	65,692	18,113	485,706

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	59	106,232	193	15,787	2,727	3,120	128,060
$220,001 - $245,000	6	191,500	0	31,297	4,752	0	227,549
$245,001 - $270,000	9	217,725	2,168	36,306	5,535	0	261,735
$270,001 - $295,000	37	241,269	109	35,576	5,577	0	282,531
$295,001 - $320,000	39	262,225	643	39,273	6,059	0	308,201
$320,001 - $345,000	8	282,437	0	42,076	6,698	0	331,212
$345,001 - $370,000	9	304,931	58	44,561	6,919	0	356,469
$370,001 - $395,000	12	323,102	323	51,516	7,898	0	382,838
$395,001 - $420,000	2	339,104	0	54,294	7,873	0	401,271
$420,001 - $445,000	1	359,899	987	52,669	8,036	0	421,591
$445,001 - $470,000	1	416,080	0	29,922	7,125	0	453,128
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
$520,001 - $545,000	1	286,941	0	43,215	6,421	187,798	524,376

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff11 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 superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$260,000 - $270,000	6	224,997	34,660	3,278	262,936
$270,001 - $295,000	5	241,589	35,849	2,834	280,273
$295,001 - $320,000	1	259,592	34,631	5,635	299,858
$320,001 - $345,000	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001 - $370,000	1	287,961	54,339	6,601	348,902
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001 - $420,000	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001 - $445,000	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - $520,000	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research OrganisationABN 41687119230	6,592
The Australian National UniversityABN 52234063906	3,861
Victorian State Government Department of Energy Environment and Climate ActionABN 90719052204	2,567
KPMG (ACT)ABN 51194660183	2,206
University of New EnglandABN 75792454315	2,078

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
DMS Maritime Pty LtdABN 57078359065	59,163
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty LtdABN 69008585260	55,929
Australian Energy Market OperatoABN 94072010327	32,892
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research OrganisationABN 41687119230	28,758
Local Land ServicesABN 57876455969	16,022