Entity
National Gallery of Australia
−$623k (−1.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $76m appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$59m falls in 2026-27, equal to 140.0% of this total: $59m in contracts and $0 in grants. estimate: annualised
From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.
By program
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1.1: Collection development, management, access and promotionThe National Gallery aims to build and maintain an outstanding national collection of works of art, providing access loc… | $43m | $42m | −$623k −1.5% | 100.0% | $76m |
Worth a closer look
Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.
- Published long after it started 7 contracts · $89m
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date.
Who gets paid
Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Contracts active
- 46
- Suppliers
- 41
- Limited tender
- 18.5% of value · 23 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $18m across 11 amended contracts
Largest suppliers
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Supplier | Contracts | 2026-27 est. | Limited tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built Pty Ltd | 1 | $24m | 0.0% |
| Complex Co. Pty Ltd | 2 | $9.2m | 0.0% |
| Shape Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $4.6m | 0.0% |
| PROJEX BUILDING GROUP PTY LTD | 1 | $3.5m | 100.0% |
| ActewAGL Retail | 1 | $1.9m | 0.0% |
| Comcover | 1 | $1.6m | 100.0% |
| IAS LOGISTICS PTY LIMITED [925] | 4 | $1.4m | 70.9% |
| CO-AP Holdings Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| Infront Systems Pty Ltd | 2 | $1.1m | 65.9% |
| Perpetual Energy Pty Ltd | 1 | $830k | 0.0% |
| ICON WATER LIMITED | 1 | $609k | 0.0% |
| Kerstin Thompson Architects Pty Ltd | 1 | $597k | 0.0% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 1 | $571k | 0.0% |
| Global Specialised Services Pty Ltd | 1 | $510k | 100.0% |
| Fabio Ongarato Design Pty Ltd | 1 | $502k | 100.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised
A further $405k across 3 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.