Entity
Australian Centre for Disease Control
+$112m (+85.3%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$139m falls in 2026-27, equal to 57.2% of this total: $96m in contracts and $43m 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: Analyse, understand and advise to support health protection planning and preparednessSupport timely and consistent national public health planning and action including through the collection, analysis, and… | $131m | $243m | +$112m +85.3% | 100.0% | – |
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 1 contract · $3.9m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published.
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
- 124
- Suppliers
- 88
- Limited tender
- 85.4% of value · 75 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $37m across 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Aboriginal Community Contr Health Organisation (NACCHO) | 4 | $29m | 100.0% |
| University of New South Wales | 5 | $14m | 98.1% |
| THE SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NET (RANDWICK AND WESTMEAD) | 3 | $7.9m | 100.0% |
| St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research | 1 | $5.8m | 100.0% |
| PROMOTING HEALTH4ALL PTY LTD | 1 | $5.7m | 0.0% |
| Monash University | 2 | $4.3m | 100.0% |
| Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis & Sexual Health Medicine | 6 | $3.2m | 100.0% |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 3 | $2.7m | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | 3 | $2.4m | 100.0% |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE | 1 | $1.3m | 100.0% |
| The University of Queensland C/- Accouts Receivable | 2 | $1.1m | 100.0% |
| Australian Society for Antimicrobia | 1 | $1.1m | 100.0% |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | 1 | $976k | 100.0% |
| Hunter New England LHN(CENTRAL A/C) | 1 | $953k | 100.0% |
| Folk Pty Limited | 1 | $935k | 0.0% |
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 $319k across 2 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
Grants awarded
Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Grants active
- 40
- 2026-27 est.
- $43m
- Recipients
- 29
- Without an open round
- 0.0% of value
By category
Largest recipients
Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why
| Recipient | Grants | 2026-27 est. |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Health | 2 | $9.4m |
| Health Equity Matters Limited | 2 | $4.1m |
| ASHM Health | 1 | $4.0m |
| Hepatitis Australia Limited | 1 | $3.4m |
| National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) | 2 | $2.9m |
| University of New South Wales | 4 | $1.5m |
| Thorne Harbour Health Ltd | 1 | $1.4m |
| AIVL-Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League Ltd | 1 | $1.3m |
| Acon Health Limited | 1 | $1.2m |
| RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Limited | 1 | $1.1m |
| The Westmead Institute for Medical Research | 1 | $989k |
| WA Primary Health Alliance Limited | 1 | $959k |
| Melbourne Primary Care Network Limited | 1 | $946k |
| Health Network Northern Territory Ltd | 1 | $946k |
| Scarlet Alliance - Australian Sex Workers Association | 1 | $944k |