Entity
Tourism Australia
−$928k (−4.2%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $161m 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
$96m falls in 2026-27, equal to 456.9% of this total: $96m 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: Supporting Outcome 1Component 1.1.2: Industry Development Objective: An Australian tourism industry that is competitive and sustainable and… | $22m | $21m | −$928k −4.2% | 100.0% | $161m |
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 8 contracts · $4.4m
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
- 51
- Suppliers
- 51
- Limited tender
- 6.8% of value · 21 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $13m across 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Media; a division of Publicis Media Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $63m | 0.0% |
| ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $13m | 0.0% |
| Expertise Events Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.7m | 0.0% |
| Horizontal Talent Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.2m | 0.0% |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS PTY LTD | 1 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| Fifty-Five Five Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| Lucky Bastards Inc | 1 | $903k | 100.0% |
| Australian OpCo Pty Ltd trading as FCM Travel Solutions | 1 | $772k | 100.0% |
| SITECORE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $658k | 0.0% |
| UOL Property Investments Pte Ltd | 1 | $607k | 100.0% |
| SUWITO PTY. LIMITED | 1 | $605k | 0.0% |
| BRE HH Property Owner LLC | 1 | $602k | 100.0% |
| TransPerfect Translations Pty Ltd | 1 | $600k | 0.0% |
| Wanderlust WW Ltd | 1 | $597k | 0.0% |
| Poem Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $576k | 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
A further $230k across 1 contract has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.