Entity
National Indigenous Australians Agency
−$186m (−5.9%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$2.0bn falls in 2026-27, equal to 66.7% of this total: $84m in contracts and $1.9bn 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 1.6: Evaluation and Research | $5.0m | $6.0m | +$1.0m +20.4% | 0.2% | – |
| Program 1.4: Culture and Capability | $90m | $74m | −$17m −18.4% | 2.5% | – |
| Program 1.7: Program Support | $355m | $338m | −$18m −5.0% | 11.4% | – |
| Program 1.2: Children and Schooling | $349m | $324m | −$25m −7.3% | 10.9% | – |
| Program 1.5: Remote Australia Strategies | $136m | $110m | −$27m −19.5% | 3.7% | – |
| Program 1.1: Jobs, Land and the Economy | $1.7bn | $1.7bn | −$28m −1.6% | 57.6% | – |
| Program 1.3: Safety and Wellbeing | $480m | $407m | −$73m −15.2% | 13.7% | – |
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.
- Value increased after award 2 contracts · $35m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 2 contracts · $640k
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 3 contracts · $275k
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above.
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
- 315
- Suppliers
- 239
- Limited tender
- 28.9% of value · 143 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $73m across 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Back Pty Ltd | 2 | $11m | 100.0% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 4 | $10m | 0.0% |
| Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd | 2 | $9.2m | 0.0% |
| Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd | 1 | $4.3m | 0.0% |
| Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited | 1 | $3.5m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 1 | $3.2m | 0.0% |
| ENCORE IT SERVICES PTY LTD | 7 | $2.1m | 0.0% |
| REASON GROUP PTY LTD | 1 | $1.9m | 0.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.8m | 0.0% |
| SG Fleet Australia Pty Limited | 1 | $1.6m | 0.0% |
| DLG Shape Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| SECURITY CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| Ninti One Limited | 2 | $1.4m | 0.0% |
| Inside Policy Pty Ltd | 2 | $1.3m | 0.0% |
| Technology One Limited | 2 | $1.2m | 13.9% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Contract | Supplier | Method | Term | Total value | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management services CN4172235 |
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $41m was $7.4m |
$10m |
| Power sources CN4199144 |
Power Back Pty Ltd | limited tender | 2025-10-22 to 2027-08-31 | $11m | $5.9m |
| Remote Indigenous Communities Telecommunications CN3934377 |
Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd | open tender | 2022-11-10 to 2027-06-30 | $27m was $18m |
$5.8m |
| Power sources CN3951019 |
Power Back Pty Ltd | limited tender | 2023-01-19 to 2027-06-30 | $24m was $10m |
$5.5m |
| Low Aromatic Fuel Storage CN4122768 |
Vopak Terminal Darwin Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-01-01 to 2035-06-30 | $46m was $46m |
$4.3m |
| Financial and Insurance Services CN4096930 |
Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited | open tender | 2024-09-16 to 2027-01-18 | $15m | $3.5m |
| Telecommunications services CN4226992 |
Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-02-27 to 2027-07-15 | $4.8m | $3.4m |
| Software CN4262258 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2031-03-18 | $15m | $3.2m |
| Provision of ServiceNow implementation and migration services CN4278652 |
REASON GROUP PTY LTD | open tender | 2026-09-07 to 2027-06-30 | $1.9m | $1.9m |
| Travel Management Services CN4040668 |
Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-02-05 to 2027-06-30 | $6.2m | $1.8m |
| Fleet management services CN4183724 |
SG Fleet Australia Pty Limited | open tender | 2025-08-19 to 2027-06-30 | $3.0m was $1.4m |
$1.6m |
| Building construction services CN4282648 |
DLG Shape Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-10-07 to 2027-03-26 | $1.5m | $1.5m |
| Security and personal safety CN4258037 |
SECURITY CONSULTING GROUP PTY LTD | open tender | 2026-06-16 to 2027-06-30 | $1.6m | $1.5m |
| Temporary personnel services CN4278788 |
Wirrigan Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-08-24 to 2027-08-24 | $1.2m | $1.0m |
| Software CN4283814 |
Technology One Limited | open tender | 2026-08-24 to 2027-08-30 | $1.2m | $1.0m |
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 $2.3m across 31 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $3.4m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $13m for that year (AusTender values spread over each contract’s term). The two are measured differently, so they are not expected to match. How we classify.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 3601
- 2026-27 est.
- $1.9bn
- Recipients
- 1738
- Without an open round
- 13.1% of value
Includes $14m in awards the agency reported in aggregate, for many recipients at once, such as disaster payments.
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
Contract spending reported by the entity
What the entity reported in its annual reports, from the Transparency Portal: cash paid in each year, including GST. These are actual payments, unlike the AusTender contract values above. They are shown as published and are not used in any total on this site. reported
| Year | Consultancy | Other contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $3.4m 30 contracts |
$106m 688 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $3.8m 25 contracts |
$114m 669 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $2.9m 32 contracts |
$122m 755 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $1.1m 34 contracts |
$91m 756 contracts |
Organisations paid the most in 2024-25
As listed by the entity, usually its five largest of each type. Organisations who are individuals are not listed. Why
| Consultancy | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Nous Group | $1.5m |
| Barrett Family Trust No 2 and Others | $360k |
| KPMG | $354k |
| Jones Lang Lasalle Advisory Services Pty Limited | $267k |
| BDO Services Pty Ltd t/a BDO (QLD) Pty Ltd | $175k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd - NIAA | $13m |
| Evri Group Rental Account | $7.9m |
| VIVA ENERGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | $7.5m |
| Australian Private Networks | $6.5m |
| DLG SHAPE (QLD) PTY LIMITED | $6.1m |