Net Zero Economy Authority Annual Report 2025-26

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 5 November 2026

Total expenses: $48.1 million
Ongoing staff: 0
Non-ongoing staff: 0
Consultancy contracts: $1.87 billion; 20 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $14.7 million; 132 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $48.1 million (48,084 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $1 million (1,022 in $'000)
Suppliers: $45.4 million (45,401 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $53.4 million (53,372 in $'000)
Own-source income: $73,000 (73 in $'000)

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Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 0 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 0 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: $1.87 billion (1,874,223 in $'000)
Contracts: 20
New contracts: 7
Ongoing contracts: 13

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $14.7 million (14,727 in $'000)
Contracts: 132
New contracts: 81
Ongoing contracts: 51

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

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel11 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	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Mr David Shankey	Chief Executive Officer	472,983	0	28,636	7,945	509,564
Mr Travis Bover	First Assistant Secretary	313,459	1,338	57,586	17,440	389,823
Ms Rachel Livingston	First Assistant Secretary	309,989	1,395	56,644	9,911	377,939
Mr John Connor	First Assistant Secretary	299,417	0	45,976	3,813	349,206
Dr Iain Ross AO	Chair	116,660	0	13,667	0	130,327
Mr Anthony Maher	Board member	58,137	0	7,215	0	65,352
Mr Mike Mrdak AO	Board member	58,137	0	6,946	0	65,083
Ms Michele O’NeilAs published: Ms Michele O’Neil*	Board member	57,725	0	7,093	0	64,818
Prof Robynne Quiggin AO	Board member	58,137	0	7,164	0	65,301
Ms Anna Skarbek AM	Board member	58,137	0	6,946	0	65,083
Ms Zoe Whitton	Board member	58,137	0	6,967	0	65,104

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)6 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Deloitte Touche TohmatsuABN 74490121060	410,718
BIS Oxford Economics Pty LtdABN 20060358689	351,725
Clayton UtzABN 35740217343	287,318
ARTD Pty LtdABN 75003701764	276,290
Karuah Enterprises Pty LtdABN 67117718171	184,716
McGrathNicol AdvisoryABN 34824776937	169,884

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2025-26) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Excelium Consulting Pty LtdABN 80651479971	4,086,693
Cordelta Pty LtdABN 69107788401	1,424,693
Renewmap Pty LtdABN 61668741311	721,298
Urbis LtdABN 50105256228	594,906
Mindavation Pty LimitedABN 90125518121	578,989