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Department of Home Affairs Annual Report 2025–26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published

Total expenses
$4.53 billion
Ongoing staff
15,792
Non-ongoing staff
618
Consultancy contracts
$14.9 million
90 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$3.53 billion
3,234 contracts

Official source

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$4.53 billion (4,529,972 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$2.23 billion (2,234,138 in $'000)
Suppliers
$1.68 billion (1,677,817 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$3.9 billion (3,903,751 in $'000)
Own-source income
$320.2 million (320,171 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
$14.9 million (14,886 in $'000)
Contracts
90
New contracts
71
Ongoing contracts
19

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$3.53 billion (3,528,920 in $'000)
Contracts
3,234
New contracts
2,236
Ongoing contracts
998

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel19 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.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Stephanie Foster PSMSecretary938,97501,287115,81923,873001,079,954
Gavan Reynolds AOABF Commissioner728,18701,28730,11812,29700771,889
Lt Gen Michelle McGuinness CSCNational Cyber Security Coordinator496,248034,476142,92511,91500685,564
Jarrod HowardDeputy Commissioner499,95801,73471,02612,60400585,322
Hamish HansfordHead of National Security469,80701,28778,21812,33200561,644
Clare Sharp PSMHead of Immigration454,41001,28781,52512,10000549,322
Charlotte TresslerDeputy Secretary443,31701,73466,81711,85700523,725
Vanessa Holben PSMDeputy Commissioner424,84001,28764,86311,51300502,503
Tim FitzgeraldDeputy Commissioner412,35901,72774,37012,0050240,153740,614
Michael WillardDeputy Secretary399,56701,28766,14911,06400478,067
Michael ThomasDeputy Secretary409,81601,28753,22811,04800475,379
Brooke HartiganDeputy Secretary397,51401,23558,05110,31500467,115
Brendan DowlingCounter-Terrorism Coordinator372,55201,76951,0049,49400434,819
Ciara SpencerDeputy Secretary343,23701,20956,21810,11000410,774
Sophie SharpeDeputy Secretary162,833046330,0554,06800197,419
Brian HickeyAs published: Brian Hickey[1]Deputy Secretary91,732032214,1472,62500108,826
Elissa WalkerDeputy Secretary62,56201808,8061,5160073,064
Nathan SmythDeputy Secretary3,89201360097004,602
TotalN/A7,111,806053,8711,063,939180,8330240,1538,650,602
Information about remuneration for senior executives21 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
0 - 22000041117,550095423,4173,67800145,600
220001 - 24500010196,65201,53932,6785,40800236,276
245001 - 2700007220,09001,27037,7105,68100264,751
270001 - 29500033238,42201,70038,3116,48100284,914
295001 - 32000037253,15302,08844,1136,79700306,151
320001 - 34500022273,59903,69044,8257,31200329,427
345001 - 37000020294,46001,35448,7927,73206,457358,795
370001 - 39500011307,58001,71351,9438,543016,369386,148
395001 - 4200006346,16601,36154,7138,44900410,689
420001 - 4450007352,87605,80854,7098,902011,398433,693
445001 - 4700001337,8400099,1919,33200446,363
470001 - 4950003176,643032,30739,9367,2160192,274448,376
495001 - 5200002258,20501,28746,0347,1520200,138512,815
520001 - 5450001255,5430150,46456,6767,04700469,729
545001 - 570000000000000
570001 - 5950002260,2380159,59746,1037,01300472,952
595001 - 6200001262,8650173,44748,4917,30000492,104
620001 - 6450001301,7040104,22762,9098,04100476,880
645001 - 670000000000000
670001 - 6950001267,9440256,66537,0646,85900568,532
695001 - 7200002311,419081,57958,8188,7040140,023600,543
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff16 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 - 27000018155,750014,41527,6014,050060,433262,250
270001 - 295000118157,758017,53427,3784,243064,157271,071
295001 - 32000098135,986026,08326,5883,870099,392291,919
320001 - 34500044141,307069,48425,5623,959049,362289,674
345001 - 37000034151,974061,99928,3384,240068,796315,347
370001 - 39500028159,760063,83429,6854,348066,281323,908
395001 - 42000043166,864054,11531,3804,6120109,171366,142
420001 - 44500012160,385085,98430,6564,312078,778360,114
445001 - 4700007170,6250117,36830,4374,544026,611349,585
470001 - 4950008205,0560112,39535,1175,028024,166381,762
495001 - 5200001149,7980152,12524,7134,62500331,262
520001 - 5450001138,413087,34428,7363,6980141,678399,868
545001 - 5700005156,5750150,69528,5284,133058,078398,009
570001 - 5950001132,5830200,12820,8143,73700357,263
595001 - 6200002161,5330205,47427,9674,30500399,279
620001 - 6450001187,099075,64338,6844,8800186,276492,582
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)7 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONABN 416871192303,625
The Trustee for Coolamon Advisors Unit TrustABN 189045628751,712
AXIOM ASSOCIATES (AUST) PTY. LTD.ABN 976043185691,260
SCYNE ADVISORY PTY. LTD.ABN 206077732951,118
UNODC (USA origin)923
CLAYTON UTZABN 35740217343851
KPMGABN 51194660183801
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
SECURE JOURNEYS PTY. LTD.ABN 31665235549393,885
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PTY. LTD.ABN 77074196991230,755
AUSTAL SHIPS PTY. LTD.ABN 80079160679199,295
SURVEILLANCE AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.ABN 20050021308193,203
MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION PTY. LTD.ABN 25602791364158,266

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