Entity
Geoscience Australia
Also appears in the PBS or AusTender as “GeoScience Australia”. How names are matched.
−$42m (−10.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Kind of expense
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$192m falls in 2026-27, equal to 53.9% of this total: $192m 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: Geoscientific and Spatial Information Services | $399m | $357m | −$42m −10.6% | 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 2 contracts · $2.3m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 7 contracts · $3.0m
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Grew past the open-tender threshold 1 contract · $100k
A contract awarded by limited tender below the open-tender threshold later rose in value to the threshold or above. - Supplier’s ABN was new 1 contract · $130k
The supplier’s ABN had been active for less than three months when the contract started or was published.
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
- 490
- Suppliers
- 340
- Limited tender
- 13.3% of value · 322 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $395m across 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $62m | 0.0% |
| INMARSAT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $23m | 0.0% |
| ONNEER PTY LTD | 1 | $9.1m | 0.0% |
| EVOLVE FM PTY LTD | 7 | $7.1m | 0.0% |
| LEIDOS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 1 | $6.1m | 0.0% |
| ATTURRA | 7 | $5.6m | 0.2% |
| Xcalibur Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd | 2 | $5.5m | 0.0% |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES AUSTRALIA | 2 | $5.0m | 100.0% |
| Aztech Well Construction Pty Ltd | 1 | $5.0m | 0.0% |
| International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology ICIPE | 1 | $3.5m | 0.0% |
| NOVA SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $2.3m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 3 | $2.2m | 9.8% |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION | 8 | $1.7m | 93.7% |
| NSW Department of Customer Service | 1 | $1.6m | 100.0% |
| ESRI AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 3 | $1.5m | 6.2% |
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 $1.1m across 4 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.
In 2024-25 the entity reported paying $9.9m on consultancy contracts (cash, including GST). Contracts classified as consultancy come to $6.7m 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 | $9.9m 73 contracts |
$202m 752 contracts |
| 2023-24 | $4.7m 25 contracts |
$146m 788 contracts |
| 2022-23 | $0 0 contracts |
$0 0 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 |
|---|---|
| MF & Associates Pty Ltd | $2.2m |
| Terrace Services Pty Ltd | $907k |
| Cynefin Centre Research (New Zealand) Ltd | $600k |
| The Aerospace Corporation | $578k |
| J.N Abrahams & Others T/A Norton Rose Fulbright Australia | $560k |
| Tanner James Management Consultants Pty Ltd | $429k |
| Other contracts | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Australia Pty Limited | $94m |
| Onneer Pty Ltd | $9.1m |
| Evolve FM Pty Ltd | $6.0m |
| Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd | $5.6m |
| Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Limited | $4.8m |