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Axiom Associates is a specialist assurance and advisory firm delivering solutions for federal government clients that operate in complex environments, who are seeking high-quality independent support. We’re dynamic and nimble, and have been a consultancy of choice for Australian Government entities since 2006, advising on significant and diverse programs and initiatives.

Based in Canberra, Axiom brings:

• A strong and dedicated team: We invest the time to understand the nuances of our clients, their operating context and risk exposures – to provide insights and solutions that are viable and add value, not just additional process.
• Bespoke methodologies: Our services have been built off our deep experience in providing a wide range of services to government, tailored to the subject matter.
  Tailored and practical approaches: We deliver powerful, evidence-based outcomes that ‘raise the bar’ for professional services.
• Knowledge transfer: We partner with clients to provide insights on emerging trends, risks and issues – and offer broader capability development through the provision of training, integrated delivery and mentoring opportunities.

At Axiom, our mission is to provide our clients with superior assurance and advisory solutions, with a commitment to excellence, transparency and continuous growth.

We look forward to the opportunity of working with you.

YouGov Australia delivers cutting-edge custom research, specialising in political, social, and market trends. Our extensive experience in conducting in-depth and impactful research, with expertise in Government and social research, ensures tailored insights to meet your unique needs.

Leveraging a global panel of over 27 million members, including 630,000+ Australian panellists, we provide accurate, representative samples. Our quantitative experts work closely with you to design and execute research aligned with your goals, using methodologies such as opinion polls, brand perception tracking, stakeholder sizing, and advanced analytics like segmentation and predictive modeling. We also offer streaming data and automated dashboards (e.g., Crunch) for real-time insights. Rigorous quality control, including real-time checks and comprehensive data cleaning, ensures reliable results.

We excel in exploring the "why", resulting in impactful storytelling and action-focused reporting. Our qualitative experts design and run focus groups, in-depth interviews, online diaries, and ethnographies to provide you with deep insights. We produce detailed and insightful reports, presentations, and workshops to ensure your studies are actionable and get traction.

Our proven track record includes accurately predicting major election outcomes and referendum results. We are fully compliant with GDPR and the Australian Privacy Act, ensuring your data's security and confidentiality. We are also ISO 20252 certified, highlighting our commitment to high-quality research standards.

Partner with YouGov for bespoke market research and intelligence that drives informed decision-making. Visit our website to learn more about how we can support your research objectives. 

IOD PARC is a private employee-owned consulting company and a leading, global specialist-provider in results-based performance assessment in international development.  With its varied client base, including multilateral, bilateral, and UN agencies, IOD PARC has developed an acclaimed reputation for its work that combines the rigour and analytical skills of monitoring and evaluation expertise with a process-based approach to organisational development and change interventions.

At 1 and One Consulting, we pride ourselves on delivering tailored solutions that empower Australia’s public sectors. As a trusted independent Australian firm headquartered in Canberra, with offices and staff across Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, we are committed to keeping our expertise and profits within Australia to enhance national growth and prosperity.

Our services cover governance and assurance, change management, program delivery and evaluation, grants design and delivery, risk analysis and management, business operations, IT solutions, and policy and regulation development.

We deliver end-to-end solutions, from strategic advisory to operational execution and tactical delivery, ensuring holistic support tailored to their unique needs.

We have successfully collaborated with some of Australia’s largest government departments, establishing ourselves as experts in the field. Our dedicated team combines deep industry knowledge with innovative approaches to drive results that matter. Our focus is on delivering actionable outcomes and tangible benefits, not just reports.

By choosing 1 and One, you gain a partner dedicated to excellence, integrity, and results. We are passionate about making a positive impact and delivering value to Australian government agencies. Working together with the public service, we partner with our clients to navigate complexities, optimise operations, and achieve outstanding results.

McNair yellowSquares is an independent Australian research agency with origins dating back to the 1930s. We deliver ethical, evidence-based insights for government, not-for-profit, and private sector clients.

Our work adheres to the highest standards of governance, transparency, and accountability. All methodologies comply with the industry Code of Professional Behaviour, privacy legislation, and data protection requirements. We operate in line with ISO 20252 (Market, Opinion and Social Research) and ISO 27001 (Information Security Management), ensuring quality assurance, security, and audit readiness.

We conduct tens of thousands of interviews annually using telephone, online, face-to-face, and mixed-mode methods. In-house capabilities include a 50-seat Sydney call centre with multi-lingual interviewers, proprietary national panels, survey programming facilities, and advanced analytical expertise.

Our qualitative research capability extends to focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnography, and secure online discussion boards. We provide professional moderation, rigorous participant recruitment, and in-house facilities to deliver reliable insights into complex or sensitive issues.

McNair yellowSquares has specialist expertise in engaging culturally and linguistically diverse communities, children and young people, people with disabilities, and other groups requiring careful ethical consideration.

Our compliance-driven approach ensures inclusive, representative, and policy-relevant outcomes for government decision-making.

DeltaPearl Partners is a premier Australian economics, public policy, and strategy advisory firm. Our team features Australia's leading economists and policy specialists, bringing extensive senior experience from Treasury and key government agencies. 

We deliver robust national fiscal and economic analysis, policy development, CGE and microsimulation modelling, and strategic advice. Our deep sector expertise spans Defence, critical minerals, infrastructure, energy, renewables, healthcare, the care economy, water, agriculture, and housing. 

As a trusted partner on the whole-of-government panel, we provide pragmatic, evidence-based solutions to navigate Australia’s most significant challenges and build national prosperity.

Alinea International (Alinea) is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies and communities to create lasting change. Over 37 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 1,000 projects worldwide. www.alineainternational.com.

Alinea International (Asia and the Pacific) is part of the global Alinea International group, headquartered in Canada. This rapidly growing international development consulting firm provides quality technical, strategic, and operational expertise to programs and organisations across the Asia-Pacific region. We specialise in program design, monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL), and gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) across a range of sectors that deliver results and equitable outcomes to communities.

We are committed to supporting economic, social, and political development that leads to positive, inclusive and sustainable impacts. We provide a range of technical, advisory, facilitation, and managerial services tailored to the needs of our clients. We work with the Australian Government and other international donors, civil society, non-governmental organisations, and private sector groups. As a certified B Corporation, Alinea is proud to be an ethical business that upholds the highest standards of environmental and social performance and accountability throughout our work.

CAST provides standards-driven and evidence-based People, Major Projects and Advanced Analytics outcomes, supported by leading AI/ML and planning tools.  We call this ‘Advanced Capability Analytics’.

‘Advanced Capability Analytics’ empower our clients to address their most complex operations and planning challenges independently.  It relies upon the responsible, secure and standardised application of Advanced Analytics approaches proven to work in context, and tailored to specific People, Asset, Program and Project needs.

We have award-winning expertise in the application of Advanced Analytics including AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Automation, Modelling & Simulation - in our core practical competency areas of Capability & Workforce Planning and Development, Investment Portfolio Analysis, Contract Performance Management, Risk Assurance Management, Logistics Management and Bid Analysis & Preparation.

CAST Intelligence uses Information Security (Infosec) Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessed tools, and is a member of the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP).  We are committed to meeting the security and privacy needs of Australian Public Service, and the other highly regulated industries we serve.

CAST is proudly Australian owned and operated.

RD partners with government, education, and industry clients—including Defence, DFAT, Health, major universities, and leading technology companies—to deliver high-visibility, multi-stakeholder projects. 

Our core services are: strategic communication & content, creative services, digital transformation & technology enablement, AI, event management, and coaching & training. 

We blend storytelling, technology, and skills uplift, connecting people to purpose and enabling strategy. RD’s multidisciplinary team provides end-to-end delivery, drawing on extensive Defence experience, security-cleared staff, and deep understanding of complex systems. We’re recognised for client focus, clear communication, and future-ready, impact-driven solutions.

Lotus Amity specialises in valuing businesses and components of business value. We value intangible assets, including intellectual property, minority interests, preference shares, convertible notes, debt and options.

We provide a granular and comprehensive approach to valuation. This includes modelling cash flows and discount rates and providing fully referenced appendices.

Each valuation has a story. We carefully research, analyse and explain each valuation story and how the numbers (the cash flows and discount rate) relate to that story.

Our reports comply with the Australian accounting, ethical and valuation standards, the International Valuation Standards.

Griffin Legal (GL)’s advisory government team are leaders in privacy, probity and procurement and policy development and analysis. 

GL are a Canberra based, nationally operating small-to-medium enterprise and are 100% female owned. 

GL have significant experience advising Commonwealth Government Departments in relation to their privacy obligations and practices under the Privacy Act. We have conducted numerous Privacy Impact Assessments and provided complex privacy advice for various Departments. GL personnel are considered experts in privacy and data security and are routinely engaged for our privacy expertise. This experience allows us to be a trusted advisor with a thorough and working knowledge of the complexities faced by the Commonwealth.

GL are well versed in the Commonwealth policies and legislation. Our team provide comprehensive and practical advice, including managing conflicts of interest, as part of delivering our probity and procurement services. GL has developed key documents which we regularly use when engaged to provide probity advisory services for our numerous government clients, including briefing packs, probity plans, probity registers, evaluation plans and communication plans. 

GL are passionate about building capacity and leaving tangible benefits, such as templates and advice, for our clients to use again after our engagement ends. 

Paper Giant is an internationally-experienced human-centred and strategic design consultancy. Our purpose is to help organisations deliver better products, services and strategies. Based in Melbourne, Canberra and Wellington, with a global reach, we have delivered exceptional outcomes for all levels of government since 2012. 

Our projects address a wide breadth of program, product and strategic design challenges. We have deep expertise and experience in service design and prototyping, systems mapping, digital product and experience design, stakeholder engagement and mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative research. We are known for our values, rigour and capacity to operate in sensitive contexts with diverse participants and communities. We bring design thinking and strategy together to create solutions to the complex problems government agencies and organisations face to deliver better outcomes. 

Kitbag Consulting is a proven Australian management consultancy based upon experienced, like minded, well credentialed public and private sector practitioners who have come together to network; share and trade their thoughts, insights and experiences to satisfy our client's business needs.

As a Telstra small business finalist in 2025, the judges when announcing the award acknowledged that Kitbag Consulting is; ""Officially one of the highest scoring businesses in Australia to 'Embrace Innovation'.""

Each practitioner has been instrumental in assisting the Australian Government manage one of the best regulated markets in the world by any OECD benchmark. All have Australian Government security clearances.

Pottinger is a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) independent financial and strategic advisory firm. We advise leading companies, state and federal governments, industry associations and growth stage companies on M&A and equity capital markets / financing transactions, corporate strategy and public policy. We are specialists in providing market-based commercial advice to support government decision-making. We bring cross-border and global experience and perspective.

Examples of our work for government departments and agencies include scoping studies, feasibility studies, independent reports and transactional advice, including asset sales. We advise on projects that draw on the intersections between science, economics, strategy, policy, investments and transactions. We have technical expertise in many fields, including financial services, renewable energy / power, water, infrastructure, technology, care, agriculture, education, health, sustainability, climate change and ESG.

Our skills include financial ratio analysis, financial risk assessment and mitigation planning, the analysis of corporate structures, the design of financial due diligence programs and financial viability assessments. We conduct stakeholder communication and engagement, stakeholder mapping and deep analysis of stakeholder implications and how any proposed changes can best be realised in practice.

Jacinta Galluzzo Consulting provides independent analysis and professional advice to government clients to inform and support policy development, implementation and review and otherwise support departments and agencies to achieve business objectives. Services include:

• Reviewing and analysing legislation and policies to provide strategic advice on reform options, implementation requirements and strategies, and possible improvements to compliance outcomes under key pieces of Commonwealth legislation.
• Undertaking research to identify and define policy/regulatory problems and scope options to address them, preparing reports outlining findings and recommendations.
• Analysing legal and regulatory frameworks to inform policy development and implementation.
• Advising on stakeholder engagement strategies to support policy development, implementation and review and designing and facilitating stakeholder engagement processes.

Founder Jacinta Galluzzo has extensive expertise advising ministers, senior officials and government departments and agencies on complex public policy and regulatory reform issues, developed during her 17-year career in the Australian Public Service where as an SES officer she led multi-stakeholder and cross-jurisdictional projects to deliver nationally-significant reforms. Jacinta is an experienced public policy practitioner able to apply highly-developed critical and analytical thinking to assess complex policy and project problems and present clear, concise and fit-for-purpose analysis and advice to clients to facilitate decision-making to achieve results.

Creating and promoting research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning.

ACER is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving learning globally. Established in 1930, ACER provides research-based insights, large-scale assessments, digital solutions, and consultancy services to governments, education systems, and organisations in over 70 countries. With expertise in educational research and innovation, ACER delivers evidence-based approaches that enhance teaching, learning, and policy outcomes.

Linesight provides professional consultancy services, management support and strategic advice to the global construction industry. From initial concept to project completion, we have been helping clients to build their businesses since 1974.

We have developed long-lasting relationships with some of the biggest companies in the world and have earned a reputation as a world leader in our field, and are continually evolving our offer to best meet our clients' needs. We have deep domain knowledge and experience spanning a multitude of sectors including Commercial, Data Centers, Life Sciences, Healthcare, High-Tech Industrial, Hospitality, Education, Residential, Retail, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Oil & Gas. With staff located across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the USA, our reach is truly global. 

Our permanent and long-established presence in these areas allows us to develop strategic partnerships, access local resources, formulate the most up-to-date market insights, and gain deep knowledge of each territory. Visit our Insights section, which provides global and regional analysis for the construction industry: http://www.linesight.com/insights

Linesight Australia

With offices in Sydney and Melbourne we work on projects throughout Australia.

Specialties

Cost Management, Project Management, Consultancy Services, Procurement, Program Management, Supply Chain Management, Project Controls, and Planning and Scheduling.

Inform Economics is a specialist economics and financial consultancy delivering cost–benefit analysis (CBA), economic/financial modelling and analysis, and business case development.

We have delivered ex-ante (forward-looking) and ex-post (backward-looking) CBAs for 30+ government agencies across Australia, supporting:

* Government advertising and communication 
* Business cases and investment decisions 
* Program and policy economic evaluations 
* Regulation/Regulatory impact statements 
* Impact assessments 
* Industry-specific CBA methodologies

We also build capability: since 2019, we have delivered CBA training for the Australian Evaluation Society and across government, with 700+ participants successfully completing our programs.

Reason Group is a leading Canberra-based business and technology services firm specialising in the business and digital transformation of government. Our purpose is to make government easier for those who deliver it and the people it serves.

We specialise in Federal and State Government business with a deep understanding of whole-of-government agenda, government technology ecosystems and the complexities of government service delivery. We have extensive end-to-end capability in program design and delivery, business and technology reviews, legacy system modernisation and replacement, enterprise platform integration,  interoperability, and accelerating new technology adoption that lowers risk and delivers value.
 

Grosvenor is a SME and Australian business.
We delivered hundreds of projects for the Commonwealth since 1996:
• Procurement & Contract Management: tender support, team on demand, tender evaluation, contract management, capability uplift
• Program evaluation: monitoring & evaluation frameworks, program evaluations
• Strategy & Governance: corporate plans, performance monitoring, governance reviews
• Performance: process optimisation, service delivery, organisational model review, capability framework, culture assessments
• Property advisory: reviews, benchmarking, outsourcing, accommodation plans and asset management
We consistently hear that we don't just do great work but are also great to work with - we are experts without the attitude.

Agora is an established professional consultancy firm based in Canberra offering a full range of consultancy and project delivery services. We have a strong track record of partnering with our clients to achieve their objectives. Agora comprises qualified, highly skilled consultants that have had real public sector experience—including leadership roles in Commonwealth Government departments.

Our vision is to be recognised by our clients as their first point of call for all consulting and delivery requirements. We aim to be a trusted advisor, partner, educator and deliverer of quality services for an affordable price.

Australian Survey Research Group is a full-service market research company, as well as a software developer providing our secure online SaaS platform SurveyManager for enterprise surveys and data collection. We are specialists in conducting a range of customer and stakeholder feedback studies for our clients and have many years of experience working with a range of public sector engagements. We are flexible in our approach and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve the results they require. 

Established in 2015, IPS Management Consultants is an award-winning Aboriginal-owned management consulting business providing professional services to Federal and State Governments, corporations, small businesses and communities. 
We passionately embrace opportunities to create meaningful pathways for First Nations communities and businesses, along with our committed advocacy to drive strategies that deliver economic independence for First Nations’ people. IPS has over 60 employees across Australia, and 26% of our workforce are First Nations people. Full details of our services: https://www.ipsau.com.au

Workplace Research Associates is an award-winning and highly accomplished management consultancy specialising in a number of areas such as: organisational design and structural reviews, job sizing and job design, program evaluation and workforce management. We design, review and implement people management frameworks such as Work Level Standards and Capability Frameworks, policies, tools and systems. We are evaluation experts, with extensive training and experience in the use of advanced statistical and research methods. We draw on applied theory and best practice, utilising an extensive body of organisational research to inform project directions and to enhance final recommendations.

Workplace Research has provided services to APS agencies for 28 years – we also work across other public sector jurisdictions. We always work in close partnership with our clients and have delivered services to a wide diversity of organisations, spanning policy, regulatory, program and service delivery functions. We have a network of consultants and researchers based in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Workplace Research employs a team of experienced, tertiary qualified consultants, all with long tenure. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver against our core values of:

• Professional competence
• High calibre client service
• Respectful partnerships
• Client confidentiality

HoustonKemp Economists is a full service, economic consultancy firm that works closely with government clients to provide robust evidence-based insights to policy design, evaluation, and implementation. We are known for our professionalism, quality of our analysis, and capacity to deliver within tight time timeframes. 

Our services include cost benefit evaluation, input/output analysis, CGE modelling, market analysis, competition analysis, regulatory analysis, economic analysis, data analytics including data visualisation, statistical analysis, optimisation and wholesale energy market modelling.

We have particular expertise in infrastructure sectors (electricity, gas, water, transport, ports), policy areas including decarbonisation, energy transition, heavy vehicle regulation, infrastructure regulation, energy efficiency, and policy design and implementation.

We work closely with our clients to provide our technical and subject matter expertise to meet our clients’ needs. With 30 professional economists, and access to the ‘best-in-class’ economic modelling and statistical tools, HoustonKemp has the depth and breadth of technical economic capabilities to meet any analytical need. 

We are regularly called upon to provide insights to improve public policy decision making and analysis.

The problems we solve: you need legal or consulting advice, or people to bolster your team. adaptbl can help with secondments of lawyers and paralegals (legal support services), legal advice, consulting and commercial advisory, and legal recruitment.

An Australian owned and operated SME, we’re an independent, practical and value for money alternative to traditional firms. Our team has over 40 years’ experience in law, consulting, labour hire and working in house with clients.

It’s easy to engage us. We’re on all the key Commonwealth panels including the Legal Services Panel, Management Advisory Services Panel and People Panel Phase 2.

Contact us for details: help@adaptbl.com.au
 

We are a small firm of highly experienced Senior Reviewers and Decision Quality experts who provide specialised, independent integrity services to Government entities.

Let us help you with:
> conduct and ‘insider threat’ investigations 
> ombudsman complaint handling
> fraud and corruption prevention strategies
> conflict of interest advice
> probity review
> 'better decision making' support frameworks
> independent oversight of sensitive matters

Bendelta is a leadership and organisational design management consultancy. We partner with clients to integrate strategy, culture, leadership, data-led insights and organisational architecture to enable meaningful transformation.

Our offerings:

Leadership and Capability Development - We design and deliver leadership programs to build confidence, facilitate sustainable learning, transformation and outcomes for emerging and experienced leaders. Our contemporary evidence-based methods enable leaders to optimise their ways of working, build positive team dynamics and drive performance to achieve organisational goals.

Strategy - We co-create common vision, purpose, values and mission for the organisation, and translate what that means for team/individual goals and ways of working.

Organisational Architecture - We help organisations re-design work and optimise team structures to deliver strategic outcomes.

Executive Coaching - Experienced Bendelta coaches embrace the ‘scientist-practitioner’ coaching approach, to coach leaders to unlock their potential, enhance performance, and achieve organisational goals.

Culture Review and Development - We work with organisations to challenge current ways-of-working and create a future-fit culture. We assess, co-create and embed a culture that enables the organisation to thrive.

Insights and Analytics - We combine the science and art of collecting and analysing data to measure organisational culture. Our analyses and recommendations enable organisations to make informed decisions about programs and people-processes. 
 

Artemis specialises in Strategy, Transformation and Culture.

Whether you're resetting or reorienting your strategy, identifying and shaping a culture that will help achieve it, or transforming for the future, we can help.

Combining the best of traditional consulting with the benefits of an independent, focused and expert team, we bring experience, energy and care to every engagement.

We are there when you need us, focus on the things that matter most, and take personal accountability for the success of each project and client.

We are proud to have worked closely with many Federal Government and Private Sector organisations, helping them transform and achieve their objectives, and building enduring capability through our work together.

We are project management and advisory specialists that provide an array of services, including:

• Project Management & Contract Administration
• Business Case development and Economic Analysis
• Procurement and Transaction Management
• Decarbonisation and Climate Advisory
• Sustainability Strategy, Reporting and Disclosures
• Communications and Stakeholder Engagement
• PMO and Project Controls
• Value Engineering
• Lifecycle Costing
• Asset Management
• Programming and Scheduling
• Constructability Advice

We operate across a range of key sectors, including Infrastructure, Transport, Defence, Energy, Residential, Social Infrastructure, Commercial Property, Resources and Water.

We have a range of capabilities that enable us to work across the whole project life cycle, helping clients work through concept, project requirements and business case development, procurement, and into delivery, operations, and maintenance.

TSA Riley’s difference lies in our independence, global reach and unique depth and breadth of services. We combine this with the connected intelligence of a global team of over 1,000 experts. They bring deeply specialist sector knowledge and hands-on, lived experience to all our projects.

We look forward to partnering with you.

Puzzle has extensive experience in helping our clients strategically transition their spaces and re-imagine how their people work together. We’re a trusted advisor & partner to clients across multiple sectors, including within the public sector.

We’re experts in:

Change management: We help our clients to engage their people and leaders, build confidence, enthusiasm and capability to align with new ways of working.

Workplace blueprint: We use data, analysis, insight and our deep experience to help our clients define their desired future workplace.

Transition: We apply rigorous project management to ensure that the physical movement of people, information and assets is seamless.
 

Coolamon Advisors delivers strategic expertise to government and commercial organisations across Indigenous policy and program delivery.

Core capabilities:
Program design and implementation for Indigenous communities
Policy development and advisory services
Innovative solutions for complex delivery challenges

The firm brings deep understanding of the diversity across Indigenous Australia and the unique challenges this creates for government responsibilities. Their approach focuses on delivering tangible value and benefit to all Australians whilst respecting cultural complexity.

Unique value proposition: Proven ability to navigate the intersection of Indigenous diversity, government policy requirements, and program delivery success.

elevenM is a specialist consulting firm helping you mitigate digital risks and build trust, with our service offerings across cyber security, privacy, AI and data governance, strategic communications, awareness and training. Our mission is to build trust in the online world. 

With Australian organisations collecting, handling and storing more data than ever before, and uses digital technologies in more innovative ways than ever before, managing data and the information environment is now a significant challenge. This challenge crosses the increasing community and regulatory expectations in privacy, the rapidly evolving threat landscape in cyber, and the increasing data holding associated with the digital economy.

Adding to that, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are taking businesses by storm. But making the most of these technologies requires a structured and rigorous approach to understanding and mitigating their risks.

Our team spans and closes these gaps, bringing together Australia’s leading (and multi-disciplinary) cyber security, privacy, and information, data and AI governance experts, to ensure your digital challenges and data risks are considered holistically, with an expert view across the entire field. 

As well as breadth of experience in the industry, the elevenM team brings extensive experience across both the public and private sectors. 

At EY, our purpose is to build a better working world through creating long-term value for clients, people and communities. Through four integrated service lines – Assurance, Consulting, Transactions, and Tax – and deep sector knowledge, we help clients capitalize on opportunities and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Leveraging our worldwide network, EY’s team brings global innovation, international best practice and real-world pragmatism. We work continuously to improve the quality of our services, harnessing emerging digital technologies to help clients stay ahead of the curve.

EY contributes to strengthening our nation’s economy, employing 9,800 Australians across all capital cities and in multiple regional centres. We support local businesses, investing, working and sharing knowledge with small and medium enterprises across diverse industries. EY is committed to meeting targets to increase spend with Indigenous-owned businesses, and also actively engages with suppliers that employ people with a disability. We are honoured to provide pro bono professional services for Australian charities, social enterprises and community organisations. EY Ripples, our global corporate responsibility program, embodies our quest to lead EY people and networks in accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals – we are on track to positively impact 1 billion lives by 2030.

The Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE) was established in 2014 to become one of Australia’s leading applied health economics research centres. Since its inception, MUCHE has delivered over 100 research projects, undertaken research for government and non government organisations valued at over $15 million, and contributed to research funded by academic grants valued at over $70 million.

MUCHE has a broad set of skills and experience in economic and program evaluation, policy analysis and data analytics. Our research represents a reliable reference point for decision makers. MUCHE team members regularly contribute to policy decisions, having sat on various national government committees. These include the National Suicide Prevention Office Expert Advisory Group, Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Interim Aged Care Working Group, the NDIS IEP Academic Advisory Panel and the Department of Health and Aged Care Expert Advisory Panel for the Review of General Practice Incentive Programs and the Review of Primary Care After Hours Programs.

MUCHE has developed a strong reputation for answering complex health economics research questions using a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach. MUCHE is affiliated with several other academic research centres, within and beyond Macquarie University, and collaborates on international health economics projects with world leading research groups around the world.

We design and deliver practical services that benefit real people in the real world.

For nearly 20 years, HealthConsult has delivered evidence-based advice to government, insurers, and health & aged care providers. Our 35-person multidisciplinary team of doctors, scientists, designers, mathematicians, economists, accountants, and clinicians collaborates with our clients to tackle the most complex challenges in health and aged care. 

We’ve completed 500+ projects, ranging from $80k to $13M, specialising in policy development, program evaluation, financial and economic analysis, and digital health strategies. Our Partners and Directors personally lead every project, dedicating more than half of all consulting hours. Visit our website to learn more about our latest work.

Friday Capital is a corporate advisor firm dedicated to providing out clients with high quality, independent, and objective advice.

Our unique pool of experience, extensive international network, and innovative approach have enabled us to complete over 100 transactions across 15 countries with values ranging between $15m and $500m and enables us to provide out clients with unique insights into the value of their business and enterprise, how to accelerate the achievement of their objectives through thoughtful acquisition, and how exit those businesses at the end of their desired ownership cycle.

Bull & Bear Special Assignments (BBSA): Your trusted partner in government service excellence. With 20+ years’ experience, we support agencies of all sizes in organisational design, workforce management, L&D and strategic innovation and support. Our team of experienced experts deliver impactful solutions using data modelling, forecasting and strategic analysis. We challenge conventional thinking, drive improvement and foster innovation, bringing fresh perspectives and alternative approaches to business practices. BBSA cross-skills staff for continuity, shares specialised knowledge and conducts risk assessments. We co-design with agencies to achieve efficient, effective outcomes. Discover the unique value proposition of BBSA today.

Finity is an award-winning professional services firm employing specialists across a range of disciplines including actuarial, analytics and economics. We combine bold, innovative thinking and a practical approach to inform research and policy solutions to a variety of areas including general and private health insurance, asset protection, natural perils risk, climate change risk and workers compensation. We are the largest employer of general insurance actuaries in Australia and the country’s leading general insurance consulting firm.

Finity has a deep and established understanding of government and we appreciate their nuanced political and operating environments. Our advice is designed to meet the specific transparency, information and educational requirements of our government clients.

Examples of work we have provided to the Australian Government and its agencies:

• Advising on insurance for terrorism following the 11 September 2001 attacks
• Establishment of the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool to address insurance affordability
• Actuarial analysis to the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
• Financial viability assessments of pathology firms and associated healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic 
• Assisting with interim vocational education tuition assurance arrangements following the exit of market providers
• Data analytics to entities such as the ACCC and ASIC to assist in their regulatory roles

At Commonwealth Bank, we support the funding needs of Australia’s most iconic organisations and influential initiatives, placing us at the forefront of themes that impact governments, businesses and households. In alignment with the government’s ambitions, we’re focused on delivering solutions and tools that build Australia’s future economy, through lending, bonds, trade finance and alternative solutions, such as structured asset finance, carbon offerings, sustainability frameworks and client risk management.

Our technical financial capabilities span an array of debt structures, both unsecured and with varying levels of security across a range of asset classes and industries, including renewable energy, low carbon transportation, logistics, aviation, manufacturing, healthcare and technology equipment. This is augmented by proven execution experience that leverages our considerable balance sheet, liquidity and global connectivity to deliver complete solutions for government, that are flexible, and aligned to shared values on sustainable transition and economic growth.

Our Financial and Economic Analysis capabilities include CommBank iQ, a joint venture between Commonwealth Bank and Quantium, combining Australia's largest pool of transaction data and one of the nation's leading data science capabilities. CommBank iQ helps governments unlock maximum value using data insights to make more timely, data-based decisions to support policy making, implementation and measurement. 

Hadron Group takes a new approach to consulting and advisory services.
Our team is passionate about creating a better quality of life in our cities and regions. With an emphasis on innovation and collaboration, we partner with our clients to deliver high-quality outcomes with a positive and lasting impact.
We provide comprehensive investment advice with expertise in strategy, economics, sustainability, digital transformation and data.
We bring strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience to find simple and effective solutions for our clients and support them through implementation.
Our core values of collaboration, embracing challenges, and impacting positively, are embedded in every project we do.

Corebridge is a strategy, transformation and analytics firm offering management consulting services to the public and private sectors across Australia. 
We work with clients to provide tailored advice to navigate the complexities of their organisation and broader industry. We recognise that each organisation has a unique mandate, faces distinct challenges, and serves a different segment of the population.

Our mission is to make a positive and genuine impact on our clients, employees, and communities through the following points of difference:

• We harness comprehensive and diverse expertise, across integrated services to support the unique needs of your organisation.
• We approach every project with unwavering integrity and the highest ethical standards, ensuring that transparency and accountability are lived values that guide our every action.
• Our advice is tailored to your context, merging theoretical foundation with practicality, aligning with your values, operations, and community objectives.

We help your organisation realise its potential by translating ideas into actions; transforming aspirations into achievements; converting challenges into opportunities, removing obstacles hindering progress.

Our experienced consultants have assisted an extensive array of organisations achieve lasting and tangible outcomes. By delivering hands-on solutions, we ensure that knowledge transfer practically applied for immediate and sustainable impact.

Stantons is a premium provider of governance advisory services, offering the premium consulting services of a ‘Big 4’ organisation, without the ‘Big 4’ price tag.

With offices in three States and Territories, and remote delivery capabilities, we are able to service any client needs in any location.  Specialising in probity advisory/audit, procurement support, internal audit, IT audit, risk management, commercial reviews, tax advice and financial analysis, Stantons can draw on expertise from a multidisciplinary team to provide thorough and integrated support for any task.  

Stantons specialises in providing support to Government clients.  Approximately 95% of the client base and workload for the Governance Advisory Services division consists of Government clients, including Federal, State and Local clients.  We are well versed in the underlying policies supporting procurement by Federal agencies, and operating and providing probity and procurement support within the context of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.  

Stantons has a proven track record of excellence in all fields of advisory and audit services.  In particular, we hold a successful track record in the probity advisory space, of never having any tender process we have provided probity assurance over be subject to successful legal challenge.  

Bardach Consulting is a Canberra-based, small to medium enterprise, professional services company specialising in the delivery of consulting services to our Commonwealth clients. Our team of highly capable, CA and CPA qualified, security-cleared professionals bring a wealth of expertise and experience across various domains, including:

- Financial management 
- Internal budgeting
- External budgeting
- Financial analysis
- Financial operations
- Payroll remediation
- Financial business advice
- Financial statements preparation support and interpretation of accounting standards 
- Reporting improvements 
- Costings, cost modelling and cost recovery  
- Assets and capitalisation  
- Process improvement  
- Business case development.

Drawing on over 20 years of experience delivering transformative research and evaluation services for government, the University of Queensland’s strength lies in the synergies between academia and commissioned research. Our researchers work collaboratively with government and the private and not-for-profit sectors to support translation of research findings into practice by undertaking solutions-focused research and evaluation with real-world impact.

We are known for our adaptability and flexibility and our preferred approach is to work closely with partners to ensure our collective work is strategic, responds to needs, and delivers outcomes on time that are accepted and actionable. Our expertise spans social policy, health, education, employment, social justice, families and communities, energy, environment, and sustainable futures, delivered across a range of services and capabilities that include: 

• Monitoring and evaluation design and delivery
• Partner-engaged co-design and participatory approaches
• Advanced qualitative and quantitative data analytics
• Data integration and governance
• Evidence synthesis and policy analysis
• Stakeholder consultation and engagement
• Co-leveraging disciplinary strengths across UQ Schools and Institutes
• Capacity building

Leveraging the breadth and diversity of disciplinary knowledge at UQ, we are known for our methodological rigour and pragmatic project delivery, offering flexible and responsive research and evaluation services to address your unique challenges and priorities.

Gurugun is an established firm that provides professional services to government and business clients. Gurugun has core capability in organisational development services and people and contractor services. We are Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) members. Gurugun is a Supply Nation Certified supplier supporting Government and business to meet Indigenous procurement and contract objectives. Gurugun is an approved supplier on whole of government and agency panels. Gurugun can partner and sub-contract with trusted businesses and prime contractors to support delivery of high-value contracts.

Equity Economics brings together experienced economists and senior social policy expertise to deliver research, policy, program design and evaluations. We have the real-world experience needed to translate complex ideas into tangible policy impact. We are uniquely an Australian owned, female led, small business operating across Australia and working in the Asia Pacific region. We are driven by the desire to see a more equitable, inclusive and prosperous Australia and region. We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, and bring deep experience in community development. 

We are experienced. We offer a senior team with breadth of expertise across economics, health and the care industries, welfare and community services, and education. 

We understand Government. Our team are not career consultants – we have direct experience working at senior levels in Government & have strong networks. We bring a deep understanding of how policy change is made and how funding is allocated. 

We are focused on practical solutions that will land with impact. From our experience in real world policy-making, we give NGOs the evidence you need to advocate for change & practical policy recommendations, complemented by strategic advice on how to get the attention of policy maker.

Abt Global’s mission is to improve the quality of life and economic wellbeing of people worldwide. Equity is the cornerstone of our work.

In Australia we have been successfully operating for over 20 years as leaders in research and evaluation, strategy and advisory, policy development and analysis, and program design, implementation and/or delivery support. 

Our team includes researchers, evaluators, statisticians, epidemiologists, demographers, public health experts, advisers on equity and inclusion, economists, governance experts and more. We work across a range of sectors including health, education, environment and finance/economics.

Our two primary areas of practice are Australian domestic and international development with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region. In the Australian market we work for a range of Commonwealth Government Departments including Departments of Health and Aged Care, Social Services and Veterans Affairs. Additionally, we consult to State and Territory governments. Abt is a top tier supplier to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

We routinely partner with Indigenous organisations to deliver our First Nations work in Australia, focused on health, social and emotional wellbeing and the protection and safety of women and their children. Additionally, we have Indigenous partners on a range of our Pacific consultancies including PNG Women in Leadership.
 

RAND Australia is a non-partisan organisation that is widely respected for operating independent of political or commercial pressures. Our core values are quality and objectivity. We have earned a reputation for excellence in research and analysis by applying rigorous methodologies to real world problems in areas such as defence, national security, emerging technologies, and social and economic policy.

Our work is undertaken by a small team of experienced multi-disciplinary experts, but with the ability to access information resources globally and locally, with close relationships with RAND U.S. and RAND Europe researchers, academic partners and other collaborators, including a trusted cadre of local experts who supplement our team for projects that align with their skillsets. Regardless of the team or the topic of the analysis, our work is undertaken with a commitment to the highest levels of integrity and ethical behaviour, and all RAND Australia work is subject to a rigorous quality assurance process.

Integrity Advisory is a boutique advisory service established in 2012. We specialise in assisting Commonwealth entities with the integrity of their operations.  We can provide:

• Fraud and Corruption Risk Assessments
• Fraud and Corruption Control Plans
• Integrity Frameworks, including comprehensive governance, policies and procedures.

Since its inception in 2014, E3 Advisory has established itself as a leader in providing specialist advisory services throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.

E3 Advisory has been at the forefront of policy and strategy development on behalf of federal, state and international governments and government owned corporations. This includes a review of existing processes and policies for efficiency and effectiveness. We have extensive experience in establishing project and program management offices for special projects as well as assisting in establishing the governance structures for these vehicles.

E3 Advisory has developed business cases and investment proposals for major and mega infrastructure projects across Australia, and has considerable experience in undertaking business case assurance and reviews, identifying critical issues and risks.

We also provide strategic procurement services and delivery of major infrastructure projects, including strategic risk management advice.  We have extensive program and project design experience, including demonstrated expertise in managing the project delivery of some of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects. E3 Advisory also provides services for post-implementation review and assurance.

Our client first approach and deep understanding of stakeholder needs ensures that we deliver tailored, effective solutions that drive meaningful outcomes and long-term success.

Governance has the potential to significantly impact the development and delivery of Public Policy outcomes.

Governance is a misunderstood category often grouped under the heading of “compliance”, rather than the broader topic of “governance systems and performance impacting policy outcomes”.

Thoughtpost is one of Australia’s leading public sector Governance specialist firms. Governance is all we do. 
We understand the nuance required when operating in a public sector environment, often influenced by what we describe as “constrained autonomy”.

Our principals were responsible for the development of the governance curriculum for the AICD.

Our subject matter specialist partners address the broad question of Governance from the integrated perspectives of

• policy and process,
• strategy and finance, 
• regulatory and legal, 
• behaviour and culture.

Alignment behind a common purpose produces better outcomes.

Thoughtpost can assist in multiple ways:

• We can ensure that governance structures are appropriate for the stated purpose, and effectively support the defined strategy. 
• We will help you benchmark and measure the key factors of performance and alignment to ensure effective delivery.
• We can work with you to ensure that the right skills and behaviours are engaged to drive a stable and enduring culture. 

Interaction is an all-women led and powered, Australian small business and Registered Training Organisation. We’re not a big consultancy, and that’s the point. We work in complex environments, combining evidence, neuroscience and practical delivery to build capability and momentum. Clients trust us because we understand systems, people and the realities of change. We design tailored solutions that stick, lift performance and transform cultures. Change is hard. People matter. We help you be bold, be brave and be better.

1LM is a wholly Australian-owned services, technology, and innovation partner delivering high-impact, value-for-money solutions across government and enterprise sectors. The founders draw on their executive-level background from Tier 1 global consultancies and ASX100 companies to bring the capability, strong technical skill and experience that large professional services firms offer, but delivered as a local sovereign capability.
The skills and experience of our people together with our partnerships with leading vendors and deep understanding of federal government operations allow us to translate complex challenges into
practical, scalable outcomes by integrating technology, strategy and financial insight.