Entity
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
−$1.1m (−0.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$62m falls in 2026-27, equal to 45.6% of this total: $62m 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: International Agricultural Research and Development | $137m | $135m | −$1.1m −0.8% | 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.
- Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $116k
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
- 290
- Suppliers
- 168
- Limited tender
- 88.7% of value · 245 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $9.7m across 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Queensland C/- Accouts Receivable | 14 | $4.5m | 65.4% |
| Charles Sturt Univerity | 8 | $3.8m | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST | 7 | $3.0m | 100.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 11 | $2.8m | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | 5 | $2.6m | 100.0% |
| Griffith University | 7 | $2.2m | 100.0% |
| University of Woollongong | 3 | $2.1m | 100.0% |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | 1 | $2.0m | 100.0% |
| National Security College | 7 | $1.6m | 100.0% |
| World Agroforestry | 1 | $1.5m | 100.0% |
| JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY | 2 | $1.5m | 100.0% |
| TETRA TECH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD | 1 | $1.5m | 0.0% |
| Murdoch University | 3 | $1.4m | 100.0% |
| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center | 2 | $1.3m | 100.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY | 4 | $1.1m | 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 $386k across 2 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $239k on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $340k 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 | $239k 6 contracts |
$82m 603 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $145k 3 contracts |
$79m 705 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $8.7m looks wrong 1 contract |
$79m 759 contracts |
| 2021-22 | $0 0 contracts |
$81m 783 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 |
|---|---|
| Terrace Services Pty Ltd | $199k |
| CBR Cyber Pty Ltd | $13k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| University of Sunshine Coast | $4.3m |
| University of Melbourne | $4.1m |
| University of Queensland | $3.6m |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | $3.3m |
| University of Wollongong | $3.1m |
| University of Sydney | $2.6m |
| Australian National University | $2.4m |
| Charles Sturt University | $2.3m |
- Averages more than $5 million per consultancy contract, far above any other entity. It may have been entered in dollars instead of thousands.