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Department of Defence Annual Report 2022–23

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses
$43.62 billion
Ongoing staff
17,773
Non-ongoing staff
353
Consultancy contracts
$178.3 million
540 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$33.04 billion
40,297 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$43.62 billion (43,617,453 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$12.78 billion (12,780,879 in $'000)
Suppliers
$22.27 billion (22,271,696 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$32.84 billion (32,839,608 in $'000)
Own-source income
$1.27 billion (1,267,065 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$178.3 million (178,263 in $'000)
Contracts
540
New contracts
118
Ongoing contracts
433

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$33.04 billion (33,044,554 in $'000)
Contracts
40,297
New contracts
22,297
Ongoing contracts
18,424

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel34 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal · 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Mr Greg MoriartySecretary of Defence872,68200111,49322,299001,006,474
General Angus Campbell AO DSC Australian ArmyChief of the Defence Force808,044013,780224,32016,558001,062,702
Vice Admiral David Johnston AC Royal Australian NavyVice Chief of the Defence Force573,0590840157,41711,72900743,045
Mr Matt Yannopoulos PSMAssociate Secretary535,8760081,81512,19900629,890
Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO Royal Australian NavyChief of Navy529,76301,353124,33010,28400665,730
Vice Admiral Michael Noonan AO Royal Australian NavyChief of Navy9,29807472,47000012,515
Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO DSC Australian ArmyChief of Army549,659010,491149,44311,09200720,685
Lieutenant General Rick Burr AO DSC Australian ArmyChief of Army3,09801468230004,067
Air Marshal Robert Chipman AM CSC Royal Australian Air ForceChief of Air Force545,815027,425125,36911,72000710,329
Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO DSC Royal Australian Air ForceChief of Air Force4,64802741,0390005,961
Ms Kathryn CampbellSenior Advisor AUKUS698,64400115,02722,29900835,970
Lieutenant General Gregory Bilton AO CSC Australian ArmyChief Joint Operations502,261069,767153,71811,34900737,095
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead AO Royal Australian NavyChief of Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force526,670038,036129,31213,80400707,822
Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds AO Australian ArmyChief of Defence Intelligence444,34508,038153,71811,34900617,450
Lieutenant General John Frewen AO DSC Australian ArmyChief of Joint Capabilities431,528015,740153,71811,34900612,335
Mr Chris Deeble AO CSCDeputy Secretary Capability Acquisition & Sustainment546,5490024,0106,95300577,512
Mr Steven GrovesChief Finance Officer439,368013,17971,37112,18100536,099
Professor Tanya MonroChief Defence Scientist468,6470044,2388,54600521,431
Ms Justine GreigDeputy Secretary Defence People389,407013,61866,92411,05700481,006
Ms Celia PerkinsDeputy Secretary Security & Estate386,421013,61864,00910,44100474,489
Mr Tony DaltonDeputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment396,851028,08719,7307,15900451,827
Mr Hugh JeffreyDeputy Secretary Strategy, Policy & Industry287,03609,42440,3817,53000344,371
Mr Stephen PearsonChief Information Officer274,431041,22913,3855,63500334,680
Mr Tom HamiltonDeputy Secretary Defence Strategic Review Implementation143,0180019,1633,53200165,713
Air Marshal Leon Phillips OAM Royal Australian Air ForceChief of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise68,29101,27119,1642,0010090,727
Mr Peter TeschDeputy Secretary Strategy, Policy & Industry42,84303,9548,1548300055,781
Lieutenant General Natasha Fox AM CSC Australian ArmyChief of Personnel27,00606009,2279480037,781
Mr Justin KeefeActing Chief Information Officer147,25101,44518,7203,77600171,192
Mr Shane FairweatherActing Deputy Secretary Capability Acquisition & Sustainment74,169010,7298,1941,5340094,626
Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm AM CSM Royal Australian NavyActing Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment49,12005,0198,8671,2840064,290
Mr Stephen MooreActing Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy & Industry57,37004,7207,5185880070,196
Mr Graham WeberActing Chief Finance Officer28,63801,0324,4566690034,795
Professor Emily HilderActing Chief Defence Scientist26,69202,2072,1154450031,459
Ms Teresa BlairActing Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy & Industry23,138002,5525760026,266
Information about remuneration for senior executives19 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal · 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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$0 – $220,000105178,95226425,01742,6275,00704,101510,342
$220,001 – $245,00031313,68033973,61072,1419,20000913,201
$245,001 – $270,00059344,49611854,76376,0259,592026,7871,023,564
$270,001 – $295,00040364,292099,19283,37010,40507,3261,080,354
$295,001 – $320,00019439,65513266,97893,60511,763001,200,335
$320,001 – $345,00052489,787041,933111,09912,447012,8251,336,124
$345,001 – $370,00067509,413067,188116,51213,17504,1931,407,449
$370,001 – $395,00028569,55792349,808134,91216,081001,541,365
$395,001 – $420,00020429,4900259,669114,01913,315001,435,803
$420,001 – $445,00013567,4045,000125,018125,58115,694024,7401,668,756
$445,001 – $470,00013622,3384,54562,720131,89515,096080,9351,825,553
$470,001 – $495,00014648,0470115,218103,17112,363082,4211,881,631
$495,001 – $520,0008224,987093,33169,6626,1870115,424964,576
$520,001 – $545,0002221,0140130,38466,8545,7640107,148964,703
$545,001 – $570,0007231,8290140,03170,5496,5910101,2991,013,761
$570,001 – $595,0001279,5240229,60778,8626,996001,000,184
$595,001 – $620,0001283,4080230,81678,9326,93000996,284
$645,001 – $670,0001285,4250265,70989,1387,116001,068,735
$670,001 – $695,0001237,9540106,60575,4325,9240247,3991,263,665
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff17 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 bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$240,001 – $245,000383323,7339,05562,67180,1138,8640510940,147
$245,001 – $270,0001,677322,0377,43986,62581,1638,87604,426964,041
$270,001 – $295,000993329,7368,349125,83183,3959,08007,5511,032,413
$295,001 – $320,000517383,2039,142153,56894,71210,43807,9331,151,266
$320,001 – $345,000227404,8658,809146,76994,00910,27908241,219,220
$345,001 – $370,000151436,4647,800156,947103,43711,98901,4381,308,312
$370,001 – $395,00098364,9227,012271,02994,1409,982010,2601,264,413
$395,001 – $420,00074385,2344,484303,68996,72210,55605,2851,331,482
$420,001 – $445,00037603,08211,48487,742134,40916,460016,5991,673,462
$445,001 – $470,00030536,70215,641212,778122,45714,123014,1401,645,271
$470,001 – $495,00019279,49810,28480,23084,7347,679021,244916,801
$495,001 – $520,0006280,3443,750126,36787,6777,10200916,352
$520,001 – $545,0005247,5255,840193,62377,9116,38300884,911
$545,001 – $570,0004306,8518,575133,63399,4517,80300991,307
$570,001 – $595,0002429,47502,025134,71711,384001,155,204
$595,001 – $620,0001342,3910157,131103,7238,772001,076,492
$695,001 – $720,0001231,1330403,88072,2436,109001,022,850
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
GHDABN 39008488373181,234
KPMGABN 4700864472820,100
PriceWaterhouseCoopersABN 527804337579,028
DeloitteABN 341129580318,767
SAABABN 880086432128,483
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2022-23)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
BAE SystemsABN 29008423005871,505
BoeingABN 64006678119870,744
VentiaABN 51603146676826,350
RaytheonABN 35063709295747,530
ThalesABN 66008642751741,025

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