Expenditure On Staff In The Department's Organisational Unit Responsible For Information Technology Services.

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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts spent $23.1 million on IT contractors and consultants in 2024-25, coming in $3.044 million under a $26.2 million budget. Contractor spending was $11.9 million against a $11.8 million budget, while contracted services expenditure was $11.3 million against a $14.3 million budget, representing a $3.1 million underspend in this category. The department's IT organisational unit also spent $10.4 million on Australian Public Service staff wages and salaries during the same period. The contractors and consultants engaged performed information technology, systems, cybersecurity, data and digital functions.