Entity
Director of National Parks
−$12m (−21.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $140m 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
$75m falls in 2026-27, equal to 173.2% of this total: $75m 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: Parks and Reserves | $55m | $43m | −$12m −21.6% | 100.0% | $140m |
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 5 contracts · $12m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 16 contracts · $78m
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
- 86
- Suppliers
- 59
- Limited tender
- 22.5% of value · 43 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $44m across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exact Contracting Pty Ltd | 1 | $26m | 0.0% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 19 | $15m | 0.0% |
| BRAND REBELLION PTY LIMITED [939] | 1 | $3.2m | 0.0% |
| FREESPACE OPERATIONS PTY LTD | 1 | $2.2m | 0.0% |
| Comcover | 1 | $2.0m | 100.0% |
| ACKER TRADING PTY LTD | 1 | $1.9m | 100.0% |
| MCMAHON SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $1.6m | 0.0% |
| RPS AAP CONSULTING PTY LTD | 1 | $1.6m | 0.0% |
| Dept of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water | 1 | $1.5m | 100.0% |
| Aestra Pty Ltd | 3 | $1.4m | 100.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 3 | $1.1m | 100.0% |
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | 1 | $1.0m | 0.0% |
| Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | 1 | $876k | 100.0% |
| Fliight Technologies Pty Ltd | 1 | $827k | 100.0% |
| Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation | 2 | $760k | 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
A further $86k across 1 contract has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.