Entity
Australian Institute of Marine Science
+$1.6m (+2.1%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $92m 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
$4.3m falls in 2026-27, equal to 5.5% of this total: $4.3m 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: Marine Research | $76m | $78m | +$1.6m +2.1% | 100.0% | $92m |
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 2 contracts · $820k
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
- 13
- Suppliers
- 12
- Limited tender
- 4.4% of value · 2 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $0 across 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill Management Services Pty Ltd | 1 | $945k | 0.0% |
| NORSHIP MARINE | 1 | $794k | 0.0% |
| CAPGEMINI AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $751k | 0.0% |
| ARCHITECTUS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $338k | 0.0% |
| LCJ Engineers | 1 | $295k | 0.0% |
| PIPAR PTY LTD | 1 | $235k | 0.0% |
| Lucid Consulting Engineers (QLD) Pty Ltd | 1 | $231k | 0.0% |
| ARTEMIS PARTNERS | 2 | $188k | 100.0% |
| C.A Transport Pty Ltd | 1 | $170k | 0.0% |
| Grant Thornton | 1 | $138k | 0.0% |
| Genus Advisory Pty Ltd | 1 | $106k | 0.0% |
| Leading Initiatives Worldwide Pty Ltd | 1 | $62k | 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