Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2024-25
- Total expenses
- $699 million
- Ongoing staff
- 3,703
- Non-ongoing staff
- 168
- Consultancy contracts
- $5.6 million
- 44 contracts
- Non-consultancy contracts
- $197.2 million
- 4,797 contracts
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Published headline figures
Income statement extract
- Total expenses
- $699 million (698,977 in $'000)
- Employee benefits
- $416.5 million (416,463 in $'000)
- Suppliers
- $187.8 million (187,829 in $'000)
- Revenue from government
- $593.3 million (593,261 in $'000)
- Own-source income
- $0 (0 in $'000)
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Staff
- Ongoing staff
- 3,703 people
- Non-ongoing staff
- 168 people
Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.
Consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $5.6 million (5,621 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 44
- New contracts
- 27
- Ongoing contracts
- 17
Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $197.2 million (197,209 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 4,797
- New contracts
- 1,959
- Ongoing contracts
- 2,838
Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
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Information about remuneration for key management personnel
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · 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.
| Name | Position | Base salary | Bonuses | Other benefits | Superannuation | Long service leave | Other long term | Termination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Frame | Secretary | 628,834 | 0 | 142,967 | 103,665 | 18,061 | 0 | 0 | 893,527 |
| Teena Blewitt | Deputy Secretary | 346,312 | 0 | 34,354 | 80,499 | 11,024 | 0 | 0 | 472,189 |
| Andrew Kefford | Deputy Secretary | 433,092 | 0 | 36,544 | 77,237 | 11,756 | 0 | 0 | 558,628 |
| Alison McLaren | Deputy Secretary | 366,143 | 0 | 31,104 | 57,453 | 9,938 | 0 | 0 | 464,638 |
| Brenton Philp | Deputy Secretary | 120,643 | 0 | 9,245 | 21,921 | 2,923 | 0 | 0 | 154,731 |
| Total | - | 1,895,024 | 0 | 254,214 | 340,775 | 53,702 | 0 | 0 | 2,543,713 |
Information about remuneration for senior executives
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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 other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 220000 | 16 | 66,130 | 0 | 7,270 | 14,544 | 2,155 | 0 | 7,011 | 97,109 |
| 220001 - 245000 | 5 | 167,478 | 0 | 16,525 | 34,812 | 5,523 | 0 | 0 | 224,338 |
| 245001 - 270000 | 4 | 200,384 | 0 | 16,817 | 35,968 | 5,620 | 0 | 0 | 258,789 |
| 270001 - 295000 | 16 | 219,132 | 0 | 17,550 | 41,505 | 5,845 | 0 | 0 | 283,577 |
| 295001 - 320000 | 11 | 231,845 | 0 | 24,605 | 45,007 | 6,451 | 0 | 0 | 307,909 |
| 320001 - 345000 | 6 | 258,257 | 0 | 21,432 | 46,501 | 7,160 | 0 | 0 | 333,350 |
| 345001 - 370000 | 1 | 279,112 | 0 | 22,309 | 43,251 | 7,456 | 0 | 0 | 352,127 |
| 370001 - 395000 | 2 | 300,237 | 0 | 23,846 | 55,427 | 7,969 | 0 | 0 | 387,479 |
| 395001 - 420000 | 1 | 292,504 | 0 | 44,226 | 69,678 | 8,092 | 0 | 0 | 414,500 |
| 445001 - 470000 | 1 | 367,677 | 0 | 29,736 | 56,720 | 9,938 | 0 | 0 | 464,071 |
| 470001 - 495000 | 1 | 361,662 | 0 | 32,995 | 80,499 | 11,027 | 0 | 0 | 486,183 |
| 520001 - 545000 | 1 | 414,583 | 0 | 34,873 | 70,061 | 11,655 | 0 | 0 | 531,172 |
| 545001 - 570000 | 1 | 434,852 | 0 | 35,185 | 77,237 | 11,759 | 0 | 0 | 559,032 |
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff
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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 other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270001 - 295000 | 1 | 253,562 | 0 | 0 | 40,284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293,846 |
| 295001 - 320000 | 2 | 282,303 | 0 | 0 | 30,426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312,729 |
| 345001 - 370000 | 1 | 317,398 | 0 | 0 | 43,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360,585 |
| 395001 - 420000 | 1 | 353,882 | 0 | 0 | 54,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 408,684 |
| 445001 - 470000 | 1 | 270,390 | 0 | 178,778 | 17,431 | 2,886 | 0 | 0 | 469,486 |
| 470001 - 495000 | 1 | 299,083 | 0 | 151,953 | 25,306 | 4,307 | 0 | 0 | 480,650 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| AUSTRALIAN INST OF HEALTH and WELFAREABN 16515245497 | 1,700 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDEABN 61249878937 | 348 |
| LA TROBE UNIVERSITYABN 64804735113 | 330 |
| BOND UNIVERSITYABN 88010694121 | 325 |
| NOUS GROUPABN 66086210344 | 307 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)
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| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| BUPA HEALTH SERVICES PTY LTDABN 50003098655 | 43,125 |
| JONES LANG LASALLE (ACT) PTY LTDABN 69008585260 | 41,292 |
| FDC CONSTRUCTION and FITOUT (ACT) PTY LTDABN 63608609392 | 9,054 |
| SYNERGY GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTDABN 65119369827 | 8,208 |
| DFP RECRUITMENTABN 66394749447 | 4,541 |