Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Annual Report 2025-26

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

Total expenses: $1.05 billion
Ongoing staff: 4,108
Non-ongoing staff: 92
Consultancy contracts: $5.1 million; 46 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.87 billion; 2,499 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $1.05 billion (1,054,995 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $602.9 million (602,891 in $'000)
Suppliers: $259.2 million (259,173 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $796.5 million (796,501 in $'000)
Own-source income: $131.8 million (131,799 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 4,108 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 92 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: $5.1 million (5,061 in $'000)
Contracts: 46
New contracts: 24
Ongoing contracts: 22

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.87 billion (2,872,558 in $'000)
Contracts: 2,499
New contracts: 832
Ongoing contracts: 1,667

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Published disclosure tables 5

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	Termination	Total
Natalie James	Secretary	403,265	38,147	66,974	-52,658	828,980	1,284,708
Simon Duggan PSM	Secretary	332,781	1,983	31,285	7,033	0	373,082
Tania Rishniw	Deputy Secretary	517,612	4,947	78,722	17,646	0	618,927
Gregory Manning	Deputy Secretary	427,311	4,947	78,613	15,909	0	526,780
Anna Faithfull	Deputy Secretary	430,647	4,947	65,207	10,361	0	511,162
Catherine Rule	Deputy Secretary	296,853	3,530	56,050	7,900	0	364,333
Deborah Jenkins	Deputy Secretary	163,061	6,811	40,184	37,784	0	247,840
Lisa Schofield PSM	A/g Deputy Secretary	77,822	1,024	14,713	2,361	0	95,920

Information about remuneration for senior executives11 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–$220,000	31	119,190	1,218	21,222	-5,318	6,301	142,611
$220,001–$245,000	10	186,853	1,954	33,143	-10,400	20,058	231,608
$245,001–$270,000	9	219,021	3,363	37,202	2,276	0	261,861
$270,001–$295,000	31	230,547	2,164	38,797	5,594	5,872	282,915
$295,001–$320,000	19	249,053	2,219	43,849	9,757	0	304,878
$320,001–$345,000	8	271,914	2,151	46,159	10,148	0	330,372
$345,001–$370,000	13	283,137	2,359	49,179	8,677	11,049	354,401
$370,001–$395,000	9	316,366	10,495	53,655	-244	0	380,271
$395,001–$420,000	4	325,630	5,096	54,270	14,273	0	399,269
$420,001–$445,000	3	310,262	47,013	56,535	10,535	0	424,345
$495,001–$520,000	2	243,054	58,900	61,114	6,655	135,437	505,160

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff6 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
$265,000–$270,000	1	43,618	0	5,116	-7,519	225,801	267,016
$270,001–$295,000	10	94,743	260	18,390	-2,659	172,057	282,791
$295,001–$320,000	3	102,814	3,744	19,057	853	177,459	301,038
$320,001–$345,000	3	117,646	200	21,544	-932	188,685	327,142
$345,001–$370,000	3	253,767	67	27,674	5,337	70,234	357,079
$545,001–$570,000	1	515,468	0	30,000	10,386	0	555,854

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)9 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Kordamentha Pty LtdABN 36220576038	772
NOUS Group Pty LtdABN 66086210344	495
Whereto Research Based Consulting Pty LtdABN 65605178603	431
Grosvenor Performance Group Pty LtdABN 47105237590	398
BDO Services Pty LtdABN 45134242434	381
KPMGABN 51194660183	352
The Trustee for Dandolo Partners Unit TrustABN 48757017061	334
Australian Government ActuaryABN 92802414793	275
The Trustee for Coolamon Advisors Unit TrustABN 18904562875	270

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
Serendipity (WA) Pty LtdABN 64062160614	232,590
Workskil Australia LtdABN 28167872424	142,728
Asuria People Services Pty LimitedABN 81132914633	99,099
Atwork Australia Pty LtdABN 29009452153	96,225
MAX Solutions Pty LtdABN 51067092737	94,281