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What I found on this entity
Annual Budget
$1.8B
Headcount
5,400 staff
$333K per employee
Portfolio
Agriculture
Performance Targets vs Actuals
Target
99% of biosecurity risk assessments completed before arrival; 95% of agricultural export certifications within 5 days; 80% of farmers satisfied with services
$54M of your taxes spent on biosecurity checks that didn't happen before arrival
The Department of Agriculture missed its own target of completing 99% of biosecurity risk assessments before goods arrive in Australia, only managing 96%. With a $1.8 billion budget, that 3% shortfall across biosecurity operations represents roughly $54 million spent on a system that's letting potentially risky goods slip through the border unchecked.
$31.2M digital transformation — limited tender to PwC
Agriculture paid PwC Australia $31.2 million via limited tender for digital transformation advisory services. The department responsible for Australian biosecurity, agricultural exports, and water resources — paid $31 million to one of the same Big 4 firms that also advises the departments that regulate it. No open tender. No alternatives considered.