Murray-Darling Basin Authority Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 31 October 2025

Total expenses: $233.7 million
Ongoing staff: 387

Official source

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $233.7 million (233,713 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $64.2 million (64,193 in $'000)
Suppliers: $140.5 million (140,464 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $85.8 million (85,825 in $'000)
Own-source income: $139.9 million (139,940 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 387 people
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.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel14 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence entity-copyright

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
Daryl Quinlivan	Authority Chair (commenced 23/12/2024)	68,732	0	7,904	0	76,636
Sir. Angus Houston	Authority Chair (1/7/2024 to 22/12/2024)	57,604	0	7,846	0	65,450
Susan Madden	Authority Member (1/7/2024 to 25/11/2024)	29,745	0	3,707	0	33,452
Prof. Stuart Bunn	Authority Member	79,151	0	9,113	0	88,263
Rene Woods	Authority Member	79,151	0	9,113	0	88,263
Roseanne Healy	Authority Member	79,151	0	8,764	0	87,914
Dr. Jane Doolan	Authority Member	79,151	0	9,113	0	88,263
Allison Mudford	Authority Member (commenced 5/12/2024)	44,882	0	5,161	0	50,044
Belinda Duarte	Authority Member (commenced 6/3/2025)	25,171	0	2,895	0	28,065
Andrew McConville	Chief Executive	481,793	0	30,118	13,648	525,560
Jacqueline Hickey	Executive Director (commenced 8/7/2024)	330,424	1,974	43,875	29,072	405,344
William Goodes	Executive Director	348,178	0	49,752	18,792	416,723
Scott Ashby	Executive Director	301,641	0	46,137	8,694	356,472
Katrina Tonkin	Executive Director	299,767	0	49,848	13,773	363,387

Information about remuneration for senior executives5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence entity-copyright

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 termination	Average total
0- 220000	1	32,740	909	11,607	767	0	46,024
245001 - 270000	1	208,471	0	31,584	2,730	0	242,785
270001 - 295000	5	239,354	0	36,561	9,661	0	285,577
295001 - 320000	1	263,804	0	38,001	8,870	0	310,676
345001 - 370000	2	236,016	0	36,590	38,548	38,717	349,871

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff2 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence entity-copyright

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
260000 - 270000	3	219,689	0	1,799	32,210	9,243	0	0	Not stated
270001 - 295000	1	238,040	0	0	27,055	8,048	0	0	Not stated