Department of the Senate Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 27 October 2026

Total expenses: $31.3 million
Ongoing staff: 160
Non-ongoing staff: 36
Consultancy contracts: $124,000; 4 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $477,000; 20 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $31.3 million (31,318 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $27.1 million (27,138 in $'000)
Suppliers: $4 million (4,018 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $29 million (28,981 in $'000)
Own-source income: $1.9 million (1,867 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 160 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 36 people
Non-ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $124,000 (124 in $'000)
Contracts: 4
New contracts: 0
Ongoing contracts: 4

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $477,000 (477 in $'000)
Contracts: 20
New contracts: 5
Ongoing contracts: 15

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

Published disclosure tables 3

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
R Pye	Clerk of the Senate	442,465	1,828	65,853	18,696	528,842
J Morris	Deputy Clerk of the Senate	309,326	2,428	56,153	13,125	381,032
T Bryant	Clerk Assistant, Table	255,949	2,428	46,044	10,561	314,982
R Callinan	Clerk Assistant, Committees	257,690	2,428	37,876	9,620	307,614
J Begley	Usher of the Black Rod	245,118	2,428	37,717	9,980	295,243
T Matulick	Clerk Assistant, Procedure	237,080	2,428	46,662	9,149	295,319

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)4 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Synergy Group Australia Pty LtdABN 65119369827	81
Elizabeth MontanoABN 68758946781	20
McBeath Pty LtdABN 26195288436	12
Andrew YoungABN 27288769952	11

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)10 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Technology One LtdABN 84010487180	98
Manuka NewsagencyABN 31227929914	49
Aurion Corporation Pty LtdABN 63050431868	47
ShelvMaster PtyABN 48609262115	40
Micro Focus Australia Pty LtdABN 73614548346	35
Acendre Pty LtdABN 26079099282	32
Winc AustraliaABN 94000728398	32
Expense8 Pty LtdABN 64052851359	29
SG Fleet Australia Pty LtdABN 15003429356	27
Printcraft (QLD) PtyABN 62163195668	26