Department of Finance Annual Report 2025-26
- Total expenses
- $2.94 billion
- Ongoing staff
- 1,921
- Non-ongoing staff
- 363
- Consultancy contracts
- $12.9 million
- 242 contracts
- Non-consultancy contracts
- $149.3 million
- 675 contracts
Official source
Published headline figures
Income statement extract
- Total expenses
- $2.94 billion (2,938,332 in $'000)
- Employee benefits
- $273.6 million (273,631 in $'000)
- Suppliers
- $232.3 million (232,324 in $'000)
- Revenue from government
- $586.9 million (586,930 in $'000)
- Own-source income
- $474.8 million (474,835 in $'000)
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Staff
- Ongoing staff
- 1,921 people
- Non-ongoing staff
- 363 people
Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.
Consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $12.9 million (12,902 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 242
- New contracts
- 236
- Ongoing contracts
- 6
Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $149.3 million (149,254 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 675
- New contracts
- 466
- Ongoing contracts
- 209
Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Published disclosure tables 5
Information about remuneration for key management personnel
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 | Bonuses | Other benefits | Superannuation | Long service leave | Other long term | Termination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Yannopoulos | Secretary | 636,265 | 0 | 0 | 81,339 | 29,878 | 0 | 0 | 747,481 |
| Richard Windeyer | Deputy Secretary | 527,921 | 0 | 0 | 80,793 | 21,236 | 0 | 0 | 629,951 |
| Nathan Williamson | Deputy Secretary | 53,713 | 0 | 0 | 6,889 | 967 | 0 | 0 | 61,570 |
| Simon Newnham | Deputy Secretary | 469,207 | 0 | 0 | 81,106 | 23,192 | 0 | 0 | 573,504 |
| Cath Patterson | Deputy Secretary | 197,082 | 0 | 0 | 34,019 | 4,840 | 0 | 0 | 235,941 |
| Anna Harmer | Deputy Secretary | 365,289 | 0 | 0 | 57,249 | 10,346 | 0 | 0 | 432,884 |
| Marisa Purvis-Smith | Deputy Secretary | 182,002 | 0 | 0 | 31,059 | 10,405 | 0 | 0 | 223,465 |
| Stephen Sorbello | Acting Deputy Secretary | 52,518 | 0 | 0 | 7,639 | 1,833 | 0 | 0 | 61,990 |
| Andrew Danks | Acting Deputy Secretary | 146,200 | 0 | 0 | 19,354 | 5,652 | 0 | 0 | 171,206 |
Information about remuneration for senior executives
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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 bonuses | Average other benefits | Average superannuation | Average long service leave | Average other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 220000 | 20 | 73,144 | 0 | 0 | 15,044 | 13,601 | 0 | 0 | 101,788 |
| 220001 - 245000 | 2 | 192,871 | 0 | 789 | 29,244 | 9,281 | 0 | 0 | 232,185 |
| 245001 - 270000 | 6 | 213,734 | 0 | 0 | 35,048 | 8,063 | 0 | 0 | 256,846 |
| 270001 - 295000 | 14 | 233,471 | 0 | 32 | 40,330 | 11,448 | 0 | 0 | 285,280 |
| 295001 - 320000 | 20 | 247,460 | 0 | 0 | 43,285 | 17,358 | 0 | 0 | 308,103 |
| 320001 - 345000 | 13 | 270,385 | 0 | 40 | 47,071 | 17,637 | 0 | 0 | 335,134 |
| 345001 - 370000 | 6 | 295,488 | 0 | 81 | 51,886 | 16,805 | 0 | 0 | 364,259 |
| 370001 - 395000 | 3 | 276,045 | 0 | 0 | 50,136 | 31,224 | 0 | 29,654 | 387,059 |
| 395001 - 420000 | 3 | 323,319 | 0 | 0 | 60,861 | 23,618 | 0 | 0 | 407,798 |
| 420001 - 445000 | 2 | 348,885 | 0 | 0 | 57,303 | 16,331 | 0 | 0 | 422,520 |
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff
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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 bonuses | Average other benefits | Average superannuation | Average long service leave | Average other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320001 - 345000 | 1 | 119,443 | 0 | 1,000 | 19,122 | 12,698 | 0 | 169,090 | 321,353 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| GHD Pty LtdABN 39008488373 | 2,370 |
| KPMG AustraliaABN 51194660183 | 1,642 |
| MARSH PTY LTDABN 86004651512 | 1,086 |
| AXIOM ASSOCIATES (AUST) PTY LTDABN 97604318569 | 916 |
| NOUS GROUP PTY LTDABN 66086210344 | 557 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| Hunter Mason (VIC) Pty LtdABN 54639724708 | 15,429 |
| Gruden Pty LtdABN 57602396654 | 13,417 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) P/LABN 69008585260 | 12,301 |
| Data#3ABN 31010545267 | 12,280 |
| Salsa DigitalABN 85676742328 | 11,870 |