Entity
Office of the Special Investigator
−$3.2m (−6.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$1.5m falls in 2026-27, equal to 3.3% of this total: $1.5m 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: Independent InvestigationReview and triage the findings of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry, investigate… | $48m | $44m | −$3.2m −6.8% | 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.
- Published long after it started 1 contract · $414k
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
- 17
- Suppliers
- 16
- Limited tender
- 37.7% of value · 9 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $2.7m across 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Aust Pty Ltd | 1 | $453k | 0.0% |
| BLUEFIN RESOURCES PTY LIMITED | 1 | $144k | 0.0% |
| MetaCorp Pty Ltd | 1 | $121k | 0.0% |
| Protiviti Pty Ltd | 1 | $67k | 0.0% |
| Providence Consulting Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $46k | 0.0% |
| STREEM PTY LTD | 1 | $44k | 0.0% |
| TELUS HEALTH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD | 1 | $40k | 0.0% |
| National Security College | 1 | $19k | 100.0% |
| THE BULLSHIFT COMPANY | 1 | $12k | 100.0% |
| WINC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $8k | 0.0% |
| Jeff Whalan Learning Group | 1 | $2k | 100.0% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Hire CN4113157 |
Hudson Aust Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-12-03 to 2027-06-30 | $1.2m was $279k |
$453k |
| Labour Hire CN4267215 |
BLUEFIN RESOURCES PTY LIMITED | open tender | 2026-07-06 to 2026-12-31 | $144k | $144k |
| Labour Hire CN4036368 |
MetaCorp Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-03-01 to 2027-06-30 | $403k was $74k |
$121k |
| Internal audit services CN4193705 |
Protiviti Pty Ltd | open tender | 2025-10-01 to 2027-06-30 | $117k was $100k |
$67k |
| Provision of Agency Security Advisor service CN3947208 |
Providence Consulting Group Pty Ltd | open tender | 2023-02-21 to 2027-06-30 | $200k | $46k |
| Media monitoring services CN4091663 |
STREEM PTY LTD | open tender | 2024-09-01 to 2027-06-30 | $125k was $38k |
$44k |
| Job Roles Assessment Services CN3908862 |
TELUS HEALTH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD | open tender | 2022-08-15 to 2027-06-30 | $195k was $115k |
$40k |
| Training services CN4269574 |
National Security College | limited tender | 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-30 | $19k | $19k |
| Get Clear workshop training day CN4219447 |
THE BULLSHIFT COMPANY | limited tender | 2026-06-01 to 2026-07-31 | $24k | $12k |
| Stationery CN4207884 |
WINC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | open tender | 2024-12-16 to 2027-06-30 | $20k | $8k |
| Annual Memebership for Executive learning group CN4180212 |
Jeff Whalan Learning Group | limited tender | 2025-08-08 to 2026-08-31 | $13k | $2k |
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 $0 on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $22k 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 | $0 0 contracts |
$1.9bn looks wrong 16 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $0 0 contracts |
$1.7m 17 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $0 0 contracts |
$1.9m 15 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $0 0 contracts |
$3.9m 13 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 |
|---|---|
| N/A | $0 |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Metacorp | $157m looks wrong |
- More than twice the entity’s largest yearly total expenses in the Budget papers ($48m). It may have been entered in dollars instead of thousands.