Entity
Australian Office of Financial Management
+$4.3bn (+15.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$13m falls in 2026-27, equal to 0.0% of this total: $13m 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: Commonwealth Debt Management | $27.6bn | $31.9bn | +$4.3bn +15.4% | 100.0% | – |
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
- 36
- Suppliers
- 29
- Limited tender
- 90.4% of value · 18 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $770k across 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 1 | $2.9m | 100.0% |
| UBS AG Australia Branch | 1 | $2.9m | 100.0% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited | 1 | $2.9m | 100.0% |
| Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited | 1 | $2.9m | 100.0% |
| Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd | 1 | $537k | 0.0% |
| Cobalt Consulting Services PTY Ltd | 1 | $180k | 0.0% |
| Derwent Search Pty Ltd | 2 | $89k | 0.0% |
| CASTLEPOINT SYSTEMS STLP CONSULTING PTY LTP | 1 | $86k | 0.0% |
| Mallesons | 2 | $78k | 0.0% |
| Palace Hotel Tokyo | 1 | $71k | 100.0% |
| CDGMM Enterprise Pty Ltd - Cath Ingram | 2 | $67k | 36.8% |
| Capital Recruit Pty Ltd | 1 | $65k | 0.0% |
| Reserve Bank of Australia | 3 | $63k | 100.0% |
| Annex Digital | 1 | $58k | 0.0% |
| S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE LLC | 1 | $57k | 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
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $110k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $136k 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.
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 | $110k 5 contracts |
$26m 33 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $824k 2 contracts |
$18m 55 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $794k 2 contracts |
$28m 49 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $1.1m 1 contract |
$19m 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Clayton Utz | $46k |
| King and Wood Mallesons | $20k |
| Norton Rose Fulbright Australia | $20k |
| Elm Communication | $13k |
| Australian Government Solicitor | $10k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited | $5.8m |
| UBS AG, Australia Branch | $5.8m |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | $3.3m |
| National Australia Bank Limited | $3.3m |
| J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited | $2.5m |
| Westpac Institutional Bank | $2.5m |