2024-25 Geoscience Australia Annual Report
- Total expenses
- $285.9 million
- Ongoing staff
- 718
- Non-ongoing staff
- 20
- Consultancy contracts
- $9.9 million
- 73 contracts
- Non-consultancy contracts
- $202.2 million
- 752 contracts
Official source
Published headline figures
Income statement extract
- Total expenses
- $285.9 million (285,884 in $'000)
- Employee benefits
- $106.3 million (106,330 in $'000)
- Suppliers
- $135.2 million (135,219 in $'000)
- Revenue from government
- $338.4 million (338,383 in $'000)
- Own-source income
- $36.4 million (36,433 in $'000)
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Staff
- Ongoing staff
- 718 people
- Non-ongoing staff
- 20 people
Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.
Consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $9.9 million (9,896 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 73
- New contracts
- 49
- Ongoing contracts
- 24
Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-consultancy contracts
- Expenditure
- $202.2 million (202,195 in $'000)
- Contracts
- 752
- New contracts
- 366
- Ongoing contracts
- 386
Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Published disclosure tables 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | 245,015 | 0 | 0 | 44,155 | 15,020 | 0 | 0 | 304,190 |
| Melissa Harris | Chief Executive Officer | 172,066 | 0 | 0 | 24,189 | 12,893 | 0 | 0 | 209,148 |
| Steven Hill | Chief Scientist | 325,615 | 0 | 0 | 50,415 | 10,418 | 0 | 0 | 386,448 |
| Andrew Heap | Chief of Division – Minerals, Energy and Groundwater | 341,731 | 0 | 0 | 60,689 | 14,661 | 0 | 0 | 417,081 |
| Alison Rose | Chief of Division – Space | 323,513 | 0 | 0 | 58,653 | 8,938 | 0 | 0 | 391,104 |
| Trent Rawlings | Chief of Division – Corporate | 329,902 | 0 | 805 | 62,988 | 9,365 | 0 | 0 | 403,060 |
| Maree Wilson | Chief of Division – Place and Communities | 302,845 | 0 | 0 | 41,951 | 10,158 | 0 | 0 | 354,954 |
Information about remuneration for senior executives
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · 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 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 – $220,000 | 3 | 139,590 | 0 | 85 | 22,615 | 6,103 | 0 | 0 | 168,393 |
| $220,001 – $245,000 | 1 | 211,295 | 0 | 0 | 22,221 | 6,146 | 0 | 0 | 239,662 |
| $320,001 – $345,000 | 1 | 276,882 | 0 | 0 | 41,698 | 14,755 | 0 | 0 | 333,335 |
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · 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 band | People | Average base salary | Average bonuses | Average other benefits | Average superannuation | Average long service leave | Average other long term | Average termination | Average total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $260,000 – $270,000 | 1 | 84,053 | 0 | 0 | 19,468 | 8,021 | 0 | 153,346 | 264,888 |
| $270,001 – $295,000 | 7 | 229,470 | 0 | 0 | 40,083 | 11,553 | 0 | 0 | 281,106 |
| $295,001 – $320,000 | 2 | 250,710 | 0 | 0 | 41,160 | 13,548 | 0 | 0 | 305,418 |
| $370,001 – $395,000 | 1 | 157,795 | 0 | 0 | 31,167 | 7,166 | 0 | 177,609 | 373,737 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0
| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| MF & Associates Pty LtdABN 76161983982 | 2,200 |
| Terrace Services Pty LtdABN 44054453897 | 907 |
| Cynefin Centre Research (New Zealand) Ltd | 600 |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 578 |
| J.N Abrahams & Others T/A Norton Rose Fulbright AustraliaABN 32720868049 | 560 |
| Tanner James Management Consultants Pty LtdABN 91063977284 | 429 |
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)
Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0
| Organisation | Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Australia Pty LimitedABN 30008425509 | 93,830 |
| Onneer Pty LtdABN 72624781013 | 9,131 |
| Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580 | 6,044 |
| Amazon Web Services Australia Pty LtdABN 63605345891 | 5,637 |
| Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Limited | 4,797 |