Entity
Fair Work Commission
+$515k (+0.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$24m falls in 2026-27, equal to 21.6% of this total: $24m 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 | $110m | $110m | +$515k +0.5% | 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 · $1.1m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $65k
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above.
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
- 226
- Suppliers
- 102
- Limited tender
- 37.3% of value · 99 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $6.0m across 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoplebank Australia Ltd | 40 | $4.9m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 15 | $3.1m | 0.7% |
| TERRACE TOWER PTY LTD | 2 | $2.8m | 100.0% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | 3 | $870k | 6.0% |
| The Trustee for Deka Australia No.1 Trust | 1 | $779k | 100.0% |
| EPIQ Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $729k | 0.0% |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie Australia | 2 | $709k | 0.0% |
| Evolution Trustees Limited | 1 | $607k | 100.0% |
| MCGIRR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED | 2 | $557k | 100.0% |
| Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited | 36 | $549k | 0.0% |
| TELSTRA (VIC) | 10 | $494k | 100.0% |
| CENTURIA PROPERTY FUNDS LIMITED | 2 | $440k | 100.0% |
| Kirra Services | 3 | $426k | 8.4% |
| EXCO PARTNERS PTY LTD ta Exco Partners | 1 | $410k | 0.0% |
| Thomson Reuters | 1 | $312k | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney lease CN3945048 |
TERRACE TOWER PTY LTD | limited tender | 2022-07-01 to 2032-06-30 | $28m | $2.8m |
| Maintenance and support CN4272893 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Maintenance and support CN4265971 |
Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | open tender | 2026-07-01 to 2031-06-30 | $5.5m | $1.1m |
| Brisbane lease CN4166089 |
The Trustee for Deka Australia No.1 Trust | limited tender | 2025-04-01 to 2035-03-31 | $7.8m | $779k |
| Maintenance and support CN4021581 |
EPIQ Australia Pty Ltd | open tender | 2024-01-31 to 2027-07-31 | $2.6m was $578k |
$729k |
| Legal services CN4104618 |
Ashurst Perkins Coie Australia | open tender | 2024-10-16 to 2027-06-30 | $1.8m was $411k |
$655k |
| Adelaide lease CN4198122 |
Evolution Trustees Limited | limited tender | 2026-01-01 to 2035-12-31 | $6.1m | $607k |
| Property CN4257799 |
Jones Lang LaSalle (ACT) Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-04-28 to 2027-06-30 | $664k was $322k |
$565k |
| Maintenance and support CN4253996 |
MCGIRR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED | limited tender | 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $1.5m | $507k |
| Perth lease CN3945050 |
CENTURIA PROPERTY FUNDS LIMITED | limited tender | 2022-12-01 to 2032-11-30 | $4.3m | $430k |
| Software CN4226987 |
EXCO PARTNERS PTY LTD ta Exco Partners | open tender | 2026-03-10 to 2026-08-10 | $1.5m | $410k |
| Library services CN4257800 |
Thomson Reuters | limited tender | 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30 | $937k | $312k |
| Maintenance and support CN4271448 |
Cyber CX Pty Ltd | open tender | 2026-08-07 to 2027-08-06 | $330k | $297k |
| Legal services CN4184049 |
Kingston Reid Pty Limited | open tender | 2025-08-22 to 2028-06-30 | $839k was $404k |
$293k |
| Software CN4198861 |
BLACKBOOK AI | open tender | 2025-10-20 to 2026-09-09 | $1.3m was $235k |
$292k |
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 $207k across 3 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $400k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $122k 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 | $400k 9 contracts |
$27m 359 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $653k 12 contracts |
$26m 294 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $408k 14 contracts |
$26m 218 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $420k 17 contracts |
$23m 204 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 |
|---|---|
| Thales Cyber Services Australia Pty Ltd | $188k |
| O'Connor Marsden & Associates Pty Limited | $145k |
| Altius Group Holdings Pty Ltd | $16k |
| Sheehan Solutions Pty Ltd | $11k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited | $6.8m |
| Exco Partners Pty Ltd | $4.4m |
| Data#3 Limited | $1.8m |
| McGirr Information Technology Pty Limited | $1.5m |
| Jones Lang Lasalle (ACT) Pty Limited | $1.0m |