Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 24 November 2025

Total expenses: $2.63 billion
Ongoing staff: 6,577
Non-ongoing staff: 926
Consultancy contracts: $2.2 million; 18 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $2.42 billion; 4,889 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $2.63 billion (2,626,982 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $1.23 billion (1,234,510 in $'000)
Suppliers: $969.5 million (969,510 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $2.28 billion (2,275,471 in $'000)
Own-source income: $204 million (204,007 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 6,577 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 926 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: $2.2 million (2,165 in $'000)
Contracts: 18
New contracts: 10
Ongoing contracts: 8

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $2.42 billion (2,419,273 in $'000)
Contracts: 4,889
New contracts: 2,482
Ongoing contracts: 2,407

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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

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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	Total
Jan Adams	Secretary	886,379	1,544	123,594	22,079	1,033,596
George Mina	Deputy Secretary	389,175	13,130	63,739	9,940	475,984
Eleanor Lawson	Deputy Secretary	404,052	18,766	68,434	9,156	500,408
Clare Walsh	Deputy Secretary	339,569	1,184	58,810	7,621	407,184
Elizabeth Peak	Deputy Secretary	401,411	9,607	66,023	10,159	487,200
Craig Maclachlan	Deputy Secretary	447,738	9,607	71,809	10,693	539,847
Michelle Chan	Deputy Secretary	421,998	1,544	73,761	10,213	507,516
Roderick Brazier	Deputy Secretary	110,550	8,124	19,111	2,953	140,738
James Isbister	Acting Deputy Secretary	216,979	922	27,695	5,509	251,105

Information about remuneration for senior executives42 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	41	62,806	0	9,998	16,889	6,625	9,040	207,498
220001 - 245000	8	190,012	0	5,984	40,047	-4	0	472,080
245001 - 270000	12	216,940	0	4,932	36,524	3,673	0	524,140
270001 - 295000	52	225,000	0	12,624	38,730	9,899	0	568,828
295001 - 320000	47	238,221	17	9,053	39,654	17,250	0	607,004
320001 - 345000	13	243,232	0	23,217	43,395	21,128	0	660,092
345001 - 370000	21	276,634	0	15,265	47,557	14,243	6,655	716,446
370001 - 395000	21	279,934	0	40,016	48,869	13,013	0	747,698
395001 - 420000	12	252,566	0	80,376	46,411	11,751	14,105	782,443
420001 - 445000	9	263,150	0	103,486	43,941	19,066	0	824,164
445001 - 470000	4	262,254	0	141,240	51,013	9,636	0	865,135
470001 - 495000	3	239,002	0	190,252	43,653	9,750	0	904,316
495001 - 520000	8	237,048	0	214,351	41,001	18,350	0	925,414
520001 - 545000	6	242,027	0	243,845	39,393	9,354	0	988,673
545001 - 570000	11	263,054	0	238,549	44,114	13,468	0	1,003,741
570001 - 595000	9	235,347	0	300,500	38,339	11,849	0	1,036,138
595001 - 620000	6	274,125	0	268,043	43,275	17,376	0	1,102,736
620001 - 645000	7	253,649	0	309,667	41,993	24,282	0	1,142,831
645001 - 670000	8	248,577	0	357,047	43,430	10,110	0	1,129,118
670001 - 695000	6	264,153	0	353,991	46,189	15,695	0	1,197,787
695001 - 720000	6	260,818	0	388,412	45,021	12,877	0	1,242,924
720001 - 745000	4	254,642	0	406,447	43,650	25,072	0	1,231,880
745001 - 770000	4	232,929	0	452,537	56,167	12,293	0	1,201,286
770001 - 795000	7	250,428	0	475,562	44,316	9,489	0	1,325,316
795001 - 820000	1	285,571	0	437,665	52,538	28,398	0	1,319,212
820001 - 845000	6	269,381	0	501,288	43,722	19,110	0	1,426,363
845001 - 870000	6	257,735	0	537,533	47,721	19,412	0	1,414,954
870001 - 895000	3	265,889	0	562,476	44,228	10,608	0	1,528,267
895001 - 920000	3	259,062	0	584,753	47,917	13,363	0	1,522,747
920001 - 945000	1	261,220	0	597,054	46,860	22,039	0	1,724,320
945001 - 970000	3	253,310	0	642,593	44,761	11,888	0	1,523,637
970001 - 995000	1	325,271	0	583,559	65,258	12,592	0	1,564,761
995001 - 1020000	2	298,839	0	617,842	56,574	33,707	0	1,560,157
1020001 - 1045000	1	295,932	0	677,480	48,264	9,536	0	1,594,556
1045001 - 1070000	1	337,796	0	601,662	66,037	62,827	0	1,660,690
1145001 - 1170000	1	411,261	0	635,377	75,494	33,818	0	1,818,703
1270001 - 1295000	1	262,610	0	969,426	39,067	8,123	0	1,703,172
1720001 - 1745000	1	229,448	0	1,455,979	43,196	9,287	0	2,160,087
1770001 - 1795000	1	413,035	0	1,276,033	70,235	31,002	0	2,468,961
2020001 - 2045000	1	412,214	0	1,506,202	80,788	23,728	0	2,743,117
2545001 - 2570000	1	349,242	0	2,146,025	57,957	12,785	0	3,138,484
2870001 - 2895000	1	234,538	0	2,578,006	43,932	15,372	0	3,478,845

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff25 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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
260000 - 270000	86	130,044	4	110,668	22,021	6,911	501,700
270001 - 295000	91	122,302	0	142,626	21,429	6,116	533,154
295001 - 320000	102	130,502	4	158,656	22,661	6,185	576,865
320001 - 345000	86	139,487	0	172,881	23,587	6,930	627,814
345001 - 370000	80	135,810	0	202,567	24,081	4,370	660,216
370001 - 395000	72	139,213	0	221,803	25,420	4,352	692,402
395001 - 420000	57	149,368	0	236,861	27,140	5,376	761,708
420001 - 445000	68	149,350	0	260,143	27,086	6,575	794,910
445001 - 470000	42	148,779	0	284,936	27,904	4,850	838,561
470001 - 495000	38	157,404	0	296,910	29,233	7,241	888,389
495001 - 520000	29	156,346	0	327,799	27,748	5,732	927,942
520001 - 545000	20	166,379	0	334,199	29,353	12,574	948,616
545001 - 570000	15	174,213	0	350,456	30,426	10,514	1,028,037
570001 - 595000	11	166,380	0	384,113	33,565	9,184	1,046,871
595001 - 620000	8	165,045	0	414,348	32,119	9,286	1,116,814
620001 - 645000	14	156,477	0	448,356	31,198	6,552	1,139,668
645001 - 670000	1	144,195	0	477,806	28,706	4,422	1,033,333
670001 - 695000	8	164,437	0	491,208	31,637	8,740	1,219,354
695001 - 720000	3	170,989	0	505,737	37,624	3,986	1,226,340
720001 - 745000	2	157,597	0	538,452	31,573	5,752	1,321,138
770001 - 795000	1	171,513	0	576,689	38,792	7,614	1,433,987
820001 - 845000	1	173,230	0	620,856	35,278	6,160	1,611,980
870001 - 895000	2	162,461	0	691,622	27,898	4,613	1,389,128
920001 - 945000	2	168,910	0	738,987	35,788	5,597	1,415,025
945001 - 970000	1	187,181	0	741,241	32,349	6,803	1,529,247

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
The Boston Consulting Group Pty LtdABN 70007347131	786
ConceptSix Pty LtdABN 54641263238	595
Charterpoint Pty LtdABN 17160453994	322
Kaye Annette BysouthABN 78472701293	98
Allen and Clarke Consulting Pty LtdABN 66632186059	94

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
DT Global Asia Pacific Pty LtdABN 23006170869	429,424
Abt Associates Pty LtdABN 76091591294	238,455
Tetra Tech International Development Pty LtdABN 63007889081	132,581
Palladium International Pty LtdABN 23010020201	121,059
The Trust Company (Australia) LimitedABN 21000000993	120,007