Department of Industry, Science and Resources Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 11 November 2025

Total expenses: $795.6 million
Ongoing staff: 3,578
Non-ongoing staff: 158
Consultancy contracts: $38 million; 259 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $774.7 million; 1,920 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $795.6 million (795,598 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $477.7 million (477,670 in $'000)
Suppliers: $247.1 million (247,136 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $657.4 million (657,388 in $'000)
Own-source income: $129.5 million (129,456 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 3,578 people
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Non-ongoing staff: 158 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: $38 million (38,016 in $'000)
Contracts: 259
New contracts: 141
Ongoing contracts: 118

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Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $774.7 million (774,689 in $'000)
Contracts: 1,920
New contracts: 972
Ongoing contracts: 948

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

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel6 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
Meghan Quinn	Secretary	774,766	1,364	109,605	31,367	917,102
Jane Urquart	Deputy Secretary	464,007	1,364	77,497	19,074	561,942
Helen Wilson	Deputy Secretary	456,304	1,364	80,122	17,837	555,627
Neal Mason	Deputy Secretary	453,011	1,364	75,926	14,188	544,489
Julia Pickworth	Deputy Secretary	417,933	1,364	75,582	-10,008	484,871
Robert Jeremenko	Deputy Secretary	141,606	162	20,173	3,720	165,661

Information about remuneration for senior executives17 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 total
0 - 220,000	56	95,806	1,982	15,934	3,287	117,009
220,001 - 245,000	6	202,536	1,713	24,981	3,796	233,026
245,001 - 270,000	10	213,631	1,643	39,381	7,480	262,134
270,001 - 295,000	25	230,024	4,272	39,019	7,431	280,746
295,001 - 320,000	16	252,695	2,781	44,432	10,583	310,491
320,001 - 345,000	14	274,087	3,735	45,312	10,002	333,136
345,001 - 370,000	11	292,979	2,729	52,089	12,422	360,219
370,001 - 395,000	4	305,045	13,855	52,355	11,349	382,584
395,001 - 420,000	1	326,076	2,142	58,865	23,378	410,461
420,001 - 445,000	1	360,420	1,362	52,410	12,439	426,631
445,001 - 470,000	2	313,802	73,299	58,333	19,320	464,754
470,001 - 495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
495,001 - 520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
520,001 - 545,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
545,001 - 570,000	2	497,163	1,703	56,103	6,000	560,969
570,001 - 595,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
595,001 - 620,000	1	559,061	2,270	30,238	13,638	605,206

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff11 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 total
$260,000 - $270,000	2	151,654	73,625	34,310	4,582	264,171
$270,001 - $295,000	1	169,507	94,237	23,737	3,916	315,507
$295,001 - $320,000	1	163,334	119,657	28,693	2,824	315,507
$320,001 - $345,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$345,001 - $370,000	1	169,544	149,837	25,881	3,916	349,177
$370,001 - $395,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$395,001 - $420,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$420,001 - $445,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$445,001 - $470,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$470,001 - $495,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
$495,001 - $520,000	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Ernst & Young (Canberra)ABN 75288172749	6,638
Ngamuru Advisory Pty LtdABN 27610399767	5,588
GHD Pty LtdABN 83105671976	2,187
Proximity Advisory ServicesABN 92147937844	1,942
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationABN 47956969590	1,928

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
Petrofac Facilities Management LimitedABN 51138094470	443,927
Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580	21,766
European Southern ObservatoryABN 43629743844	15,273
Jones Lang Lasalle (ACT) P/LABN 69008585260	14,264
Data 3 LimitedABN 31010545267	14,259