Special Broadcasting Service Corporation Annual Report 2023-24

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · No report date recorded

Total expenses: $492.3 million
Ongoing staff: 1,250

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $492.3 million (492,282 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $183.7 million (183,678 in $'000)
Suppliers: $225.7 million (225,666 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $334.9 million (334,939 in $'000)
Own-source income: $159.5 million (159,456 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 1,250 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 personnel16 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
James Taylor	Managing Director	828,289	1,108	109,832	29,483	968,712
Mandi WicksAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Director, News and Current Affairs	491,592	27,399	27,399	17,472	537,000
Kathryn Fink	Director Television and Online Content	492,057	30	27,500	4,803	524,390
Darren Farnham	Chief Technology Officer	421,007	1,220	27,399	18,795	468,421
Nitsa Niarchos	Chief Financial Officer	354,050	990	61,468	20,743	437,251
David Hua	Director of Audio and Language Content	124,086	769	26,698	1,554	153,107
Sally Franco	Acting (Director of Audio and Language Content)	84,015	0	10,529	1,637	96,181
Pamela Cook	Acting (Director of Audio and Language Content)	87,429	422	8,864	1,679	98,394
George Savvides	Chair	121,137	0	0	0	121,137
Christine Zeitz	Deputy Chair	90,858	0	9,965	0	100,823
Peeyush Gupta	Non-executive Director	48,462	0	5,316	0	53,778
Vic Alhadeff	Non-executive Director	48,462	0	5,316	0	53,778
Katrina Rathie	Non-executive Director	48,462	0	5,316	0	53,778
Aaron Fa’Aoso	Non-executive Director	47,241	0	5,187	0	52,428
Andrew Lu AM	Non-executive Director	47,241	0	5,187	0	52,428
Cassandra Wilkinson	Non-executive Director	47,241	0	5,283	0	52,524

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 bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
$320,001- $345,000	2	294,578	0	535	27,721	13,031	335,865
$370,001- $395,000	1	331,617	0	1,974	27,399	13,585	374,575
$395,001- $420,000	1	357,287	0	4,079	36,599	14,977	412,942
$420,001- $445,000	2	384,570	0	933	27,399	22,365	435,267
$495,001- $520,000	1	356,511	98,763	14,911	27,399	15,893	513,476

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff9 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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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 termination	Average total
$250,000- $270,000	12	215,747	11,954	201	26,943	3,258	0	Not stated
$270,001- $295,000	12	239,513	4,721	583	29,576	8,646	0	Not stated
$295,001-$320,000	6	257,712	2,496	2,555	31,428	9,048	0	Not stated
$320,001- $345,000	5	275,101	9,270	999	32,420	11,874	0	Not stated
$345,001- $370,000	5	293,224	21,865	568	34,545	11,275	0	Not stated
$370,001- $395,000	2	314,057	0	725	55,641	14,910	0	Not stated
$395,001-$420,000	1	238,145	123,876	0	20,590	-20,934	58,071	Not stated
$420,001- $445,000	1	318,943	60,443	688	35,659	16,074	0	Not stated
$545,001-$570,000	1	415,676	74,519	15,032	27,399	24,098	0	Not stated