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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published

Total expenses
$2.65 billion
Ongoing staff
6,795
Non-ongoing staff
871
Consultancy contracts
$1.3 million
15 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$2.47 billion
4,962 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$2.65 billion (2,649,573 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$1.32 billion (1,315,727 in $'000)
Suppliers
$898.7 million (898,742 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$2.29 billion (2,286,675 in $'000)
Own-source income
$260.3 million (260,336 in $'000)

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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
$1.3 million (1,314 in $'000)
Contracts
15
New contracts
8
Ongoing contracts
7

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$2.47 billion (2,467,746 in $'000)
Contracts
4,962
New contracts
2,318
Ongoing contracts
2,644

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel10 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
Jan AdamsSecretary907,53801,459127,62234,259001,070,878
George MinaDeputy Secretary435,52705,53077,95010,16400529,171
Eleanor LawsonDeputy Secretary329,40907,72963,4275,84900406,414
Craig MaclachlanChief Operating Officer (COO)508,91901,45978,5499,98500598,912
Harinder SidhuDeputy Secretary342,10301,08369,05111,20900423,446
Elizabeth PeakDeputy Secretary445,70201,45978,94110,06800536,170
Michelle ChanDeputy Secretary447,28501,45981,2639,98500539,992
James IsbisterDeputy Secretary419,61001,41560,5069,23000490,761
Sarah deZoetenActing Deputy Secretary95,465038816,6712,99300115,517
Fiona WebsterActing Deputy Secretary67,690026811,3561,2820080,596
Information about remuneration for senior executives47 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 - 2200003974,24107,46918,8889,17800109,777
220001 - 24500013184,777054140,1857,61100233,114
245001 - 27000013209,85401,42137,0929,99700258,364
270001 - 29500022234,12301,66540,02411,52500287,337
295001 - 32000074253,52102,29844,8678,34600309,031
320001 - 34500026259,061013,90945,80212,07700330,849
345001 - 37000010252,924041,28248,67914,05800356,943
370001 - 39500028291,867024,45551,39613,68300381,402
395001 - 4200003334,3070059,7769,56300403,645
420001 - 4450009288,214075,09652,37813,01800428,707
445001 - 4700004269,3790145,70836,91710,42500462,430
470001 - 4950005246,2020188,87644,8398,16300488,080
495001 - 5200001313,4060131,44258,12215,12700518,098
520001 - 5450006255,2040211,47947,82315,41100529,917
545001 - 5700008213,1990293,38839,1328,69400554,413
570001 - 5950006255,1350272,85044,1869,12600581,297
595001 - 6200008260,8030295,15341,7839,49400607,233
620001 - 6450005255,1420322,71143,42711,95800633,238
645001 - 6700006271,9430333,75844,16611,81000661,678
670001 - 6950007270,7830352,23945,43715,16500683,624
695001 - 7200007262,7720390,16547,67611,12500711,738
720001 - 7450007275,9640401,39648,9619,73300736,055
745001 - 7700007262,7590441,02444,9149,05800757,755
770001 - 7950003292,4800422,08253,90211,59900780,063
795001 - 8200002254,2190496,67642,6046,57500800,073
820001 - 8450003286,7400468,10152,61117,12600824,578
845001 - 8700003252,6690551,59246,9329,34600860,539
870001 - 8950005337,8950463,24661,94417,86400880,948
895001 - 9200003311,3990530,61855,9727,86300905,851
920001 - 9450002274,8340597,96352,27110,34000935,408
945001 - 9700001327,5390557,48357,93612,36500955,323
970001 - 9950001260,4620666,11645,3698,60200980,549
995001 - 10200003304,4030631,60957,11011,294001,004,417
1045001 - 10700002326,3760657,91059,02310,398001,053,706
1095001 - 11200004311,7430726,51357,5975,688001,101,541
1120001 - 11450001421,2900636,02480,9875,505001,143,806
1145001 - 11700001418,5770670,29763,07910,068001,162,020
1170001 - 11950001262,8060859,84346,4597,252001,176,360
1220001 - 12450001216,5100950,79547,6186,101001,221,024
1245001 - 12700002278,2530924,20254,5568,408001,265,419
1295001 - 13200001349,2640898,36948,5569,153001,305,343
1345001 - 13700002376,7740904,43763,8448,993001,354,047
1445001 - 14700001263,76201,126,29266,18112,278001,468,513
1570001 - 15950001303,77801,210,25858,67011,059001,583,765
1695001 - 17200001193,94301,488,48828,5234,327001,715,281
1770001 - 17950001260,37601,458,53047,0549,058001,775,017
2020001 - 20450001442,18901,495,39682,65210,338002,030,576
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff26 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
265000 - 270000103135,8540103,99524,2105,44700269,506
270001 - 295000106138,0670124,33223,5036,00500291,907
295001 - 32000089132,5720156,18023,8354,67500317,263
320001 - 34500090137,1630173,69925,1575,37400341,394
345001 - 37000075142,6230193,88026,1304,97300367,605
370001 - 39500070141,5460220,03526,3134,58200392,477
395001 - 42000057152,0320232,17828,7374,89100417,837
420001 - 44500055150,1600259,40728,0714,25600441,893
445001 - 47000054150,3140281,46729,1225,17700466,081
470001 - 49500046156,3140302,29329,4584,64800492,713
495001 - 52000051162,1930318,92429,9665,19700516,280
520001 - 54500032166,3040339,13032,0924,33100541,858
545001 - 57000022176,1550354,55032,5425,81100569,058
570001 - 59500019181,2400370,81534,1405,42600591,620
595001 - 62000010177,2860396,18534,4697,86500615,805
620001 - 64500010179,2410426,92334,3586,02000646,542
645001 - 67000011178,4230445,71335,3415,75200665,229
670001 - 6950007193,4290450,79936,49714,87500695,599
695001 - 7200005164,5540513,63732,2365,37600715,803
720001 - 7450008215,1490468,00638,45220,01700741,623
745001 - 7700003205,1720526,17134,4355,94100771,719
770001 - 7950003208,7120535,11238,9055,00600787,735
795001 - 8200001138,1760643,75033,6974,67400820,298
820001 - 8450001231,8790562,07544,1947,33000845,478
945001 - 9700001191,2430732,05438,6786,32800968,302
970001 - 9950001242,2110716,47735,6657,971001,002,324
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
KPMGABN 51194660183421
The Boston Consulting Group Pty LtdABN 70007347131253
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060229
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749227
Strategic Development Group Pty LtdABN 3915800177570
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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OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
DT Global Asia Pacific Pty LtdABN 23006170869492,194
ABT Associates Pty LtdABN 76091591294261,758
Palladium International Pty LtdABN 23010020201138,363
Tetra Tech International Development Pty LtdABN 63007889081130,428
Cushman & Wakefield Pty LtdABN 7707419699171,939

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