National Archives of Australia Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 30 April 2026

Total expenses: $123 million
Ongoing staff: 351
Non-ongoing staff: 78
Consultancy contracts: $2.3 million; 25 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $67.3 million; 270 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $123 million (122,982 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $44.1 million (44,122 in $'000)
Suppliers: $25.8 million (25,826 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $87.1 million (87,080 in $'000)
Own-source income: $10.6 million (10,592 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 351 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 78 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: $2.3 million (2,345 in $'000)
Contracts: 25
New contracts: 11
Ongoing contracts: 14

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $67.3 million (67,332 in $'000)
Contracts: 270
New contracts: 86
Ongoing contracts: 184

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

Published disclosure tables 4

Information about remuneration for key management personnel7 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 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	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Brooke Anderson	Chief Transformation Officer	269,072	39,358	2,919	311,349
Leigh Berrell	Assistant Director-General Data & Digital	314,528	46,823	0	361,351
David Fraser	Assistant Director-General Corporate Services	182,024	28,158	4,421	214,603
Simon Froude	Director-General	374,140	39,548	7,487	421,175
Danniella McGowen	Assistant Director-General Access & Engagement	207,978	31,221	7,815	247,014
Gillian Savage	Deputy Director-General	68,112	9,742	728	78,581
Josephine Secis	Assistant Director-General Collection Management	241,819	35,211	7,739	284,768

Information about remuneration for senior executives1 row · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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 - 220000	2	10,520	0	0	5,864	0	0	96,313	112,697

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	641
Neoteric Consulting Pty LtdABN 44671094769	574
Hide and Seek GroupABN 77076347914	440
Orima ResearchABN 34824776937	118
McGrathNicol Advisory PartnershipABN 75288172749	116

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)1 row · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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
Colliers International (ACT) Pty LtdABN 90008480475	11,024