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RP Infrastructure (RPI) is a leading provider of advisory, cost and project management services across the entire infrastructure spectrum.

Founded in 1994, RPI merged with Ranbury Management Group in 2023 to form a team of 350+ professionals, providing clients with integrated solutions across social, commercial, transport, utilities and energy infrastructure.  

Our highly experienced advisors and project managers have extensive industry knowledge and diverse backgrounds in architecture, design, engineering, quantity surveying, health planning and construction management, ensuring we have end-to-end expertise across all aspects of the project life cycle.

For 30 years, RPI has worked with many of Australia’s most influential brands and institutions from the government, private and not-for-profit sectors delivering city shaping and nation-building infrastructure.

Our service is driven by a collaborative approach based on strong partnerships. We are known for working closely with our clients and stakeholders to deliver high-profile, complex projects in the community.

With our focus on quality, we are dedicated to delivering extraordinary outcomes for our clients; converting visions to reality in the delivery of innovative and sustainable projects that offer functional, technical, commercial and aesthetic excellence. 
 

William Buck Advisors, proudly Australian-owned and operated for over 130 years, is a trusted advisor for Government and Business with offices in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

Our comprehensive suite of services includes:

• Accounting & Advisory
• Taxation
• Financial and Performance Audits
• Forensic Accountancy

Our credentials:
Federal Government

• Australian Government Department of Finance, Management Advisory Services Panel.
• Australian National Audit Office Panel

NSW State Government

• Scheme SCN 0005 - Full Participation
• Audit Office of NSW

Successful Projects provide Program Management Advisory services for all phases of projects.

We add value at;

• Application for Concept Approval, informing proposal implementation timelines and milestones
• Business Case options development, evaluation, shortlisting, informing schedule opportunities of alternate procurement methodologies, risks, assumptions, constraints
• Project Definition Phase providing in-depth schedule analysis of the agreed option
• Delivery Phase including activities and timelines for design, approvals, procurement and implementation/construction

During Delivery phase, services include;

• informing schedule impacts of scope change
• supporting delivery of design, procurement and approvals to agreed milestones
• input to Contract documentation for program form, processes for schedule approval and schedule update, reporting requirements
• tender evaluation, providing advice regarding schedule, methodology and resourcing
• tender award, review Contractor’s delivery program to preliminaries specifications, scope, quality, risk
• independent progress updating 
• Reporting - succinct and effective dashboards 
• delay analysis including support to claims assessment

Our services support effective planning and controls, allowing for informed decision making supporting good project governance.

TRAINING

Comprehensive training services for planning and scheduling

Our Point of Difference - we explain the application of planning principles within delivery of projects.

Successful Projects;

• 25 expert personnel
• servicing all states and territories of Australia
• office locations Perth and Canberra
• Established 2011

Astryx is a specialist procurement and commercial services firm - that's all we do! Our team of highly skilled and personable experts bring experience across the Defence, ICT, Commonwealth and State Government sectors. As a female founded and led SME based in Canberra and Perth, we work collaboratively with our clients providing a drive to deliver you the best results in your procurement and probity matters. 
We provide our advice and services as you require – we can deliver short, sharp and specific deliverables and expert advice, or provide specialist resources on a longer-term basis. Our skillsets cover the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.

Terrace Services has provided strategic professional services to Australian Government departments for over 30 years. With deep expertise in Commonwealth policy, we tailor solutions for projects ranging from single experts to large teams. Our experienced professionals support the Public Sector across strategy, sourcing, procurement, negotiation, and delivery. Using a relationship-based approach, we help clients achieve measurable improvements. Known as trusted advisors, our work often stems from referrals and includes complex projects. Clients value our insight, adaptability, and lasting outcomes.

Future Leadership is a certified B Corp and recognised Great Place to Work, dedicated to creating Better Leaders for a Better World. We bring together seven specialised talent businesses into one capability ecosystem, helping boards and executives prepare for the future. Our services include Executive Search, Interim Executive solutions, and Leadership Advisory, all underpinned by our Future Leadership Capability Framework. With a reach across 20% of Australia’s board and executive talent, we partner with organisations to build inclusive, future-focused leadership and enable sustainable capability for generations to come.

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.  

Flagstaff Partners is Australia’s pre-eminent independent corporate finance advisory firm, providing high quality corporate finance and strategic advice across a range of disciplines including mergers & acquisitions, divestments & demergers, capital structure & dividend policy, equity capital markets & debt advisory, complex & special situations and Government privatisations.

Nous is a purpose-led, Australian-founded consultancy with 700+ staff and offices across Australia, the UK and Canada.  

For over 25 years we’ve partnered with the Australian federal government on: organisational performance; leadership development; business case development; services/program/policy design and evaluation; regulation; and digital transformation.

We understand decision-making processes and focus on building sustainable capability for lasting impact. Nous maintains a large number security-cleared staff so that we can assemble fit-for-purpose teams with members who are equipped to access and work effectively with confidential information. We are also a member of the Australian Government’s Defence Industry Security Program.

35 South is a specialist firm dedicated to supporting Australian Government agencies and not-for-profit organisations in designing better policies, deliver citizen-centric services and operating more effectively.

Our five practice groups provide integrated expertise across Service & Program Delivery, Government Finance & Policy, Commercial & Supply Chain, Operating Model, Workforce & Change and Economics & Data Insights.

From policy/program design to service transformation, financial management, procurement excellence, workforce planning, economic analysis, and program delivery, we bring deep knowledge of the public and social sectors, along with practical, implementable solutions.

With 50 professionals we are a SME and Australian-owned.

Dandolo Partners:

• Is a public policy and strategy consulting firm.
• Works exclusively for organisations in and around government
• Are ‘expert generalists’ who will take a first principles approach to any area of public policy, but also have special expertise in: 
  • Education (early childhood, schools, VET and higher education)
  • Health and human services
  • Industry policy, especially as it relates to innovation
  • The cultural and creative sectors
• Is based in Melbourne, but works nationally.
• Has around twenty five consulting staff, and draws on a network of partners.
• Meets the Australian Government’s definition of an SME, and therefore qualifies for exemptions for direct (including direct appointment outside the MAS panel)
• Works around the policy cycle on: 
  • Agenda setting and thought leadership
  • Policy reviews and strategy
  • Implementation support
  • Evaluations

Clients tell us they value our:

• Strong skills in conceptual thinking and problem solving. We help them work through ‘wicked problems’.
• Pragmatism, flexibility and ability to work at pace as required.
• Ability to draw real insight from, and capture nuance in evidence.
• Appreciation of their operating environment. We know how government works.
• Compelling communications, whether for executive or public audiences, or both.
• Commitment to building authentic relationships. 

Empowering Government Excellence: Leveraging Axios Advisory’s Expertise

We are a Government-specialist SME that provides assistance with reform/transformation, focussing on:

• Business, service, operating model
• Business cases
• Program management/assurance
• Shared services
• ICT-based transformations
• System/ERP deployment.

Business Case and Gateway Submissions

Practical experience in delivering operations improvement, ICT transformation and costings to develop first and second pass cabinet submissions, and progress through the gateway process.

Technology and Digital Transformation

Strategic guidance on digital transformation initiatives, harnessing cutting-edge technologies to streamline processes, enhance service delivery, and promote transparency - equipped to deal with the rapidly changing ICT/cybersecurity environment (e.g. access to IRAP assessors and AI expertise).

Project, Program, and Technical Assurance

Program and technical assurance to ensure the successful delivery of government initiatives (waterfall and agile).

Why Choose Axios?

• Proven track record with Government: deep expertise in Social Services, Defence, and National Security, and the APS governance and risk frameworks
• Collaborative approach: we work hand-in-hand with stakeholders to co-create practical, sustainable solutions
• Innovation and excellence: we are committed to bringing proven capabilities from industry to government, leveraging emerging trends, best practices and strategic insights

We stand ready to partner with government to tackle their most pressing challenges and seize opportunities for transformative change.

Oxford Economics Australia is a leading provider of independent economic analysis and advice. Our sole focus on independent economic analysis, free from political or commercial ties, ensures objective insights for our clients.

With 60 years of experience in the Australian market and a team of 60 employees in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra we’re able to provide a full suite of economic consulting services including: 

• Macroeconomic, industry and labour market forecasting, 
• Econometric modelling and analysis 
• Policy advice and evaluation 
• Scenario planning and analysis 
• Cost-benefit and economic impact analysis
• Infrastructure advice and prioritisation including market capacity studies and cost escalation forecasts
• Climate change analysis
• Transport forecasts and network modelling

Each year, we complete over a hundred consulting projects across various sectors and topics. Our reports, forecast databases, and economic models are subscribed to by more than four hundred Australian organisations, including government agencies, businesses, banks, and universities.

Our extensive experience and comprehensive services help clients navigate economic challenges and opportunities.

Aalto is an Australian specialist economics and management consultancy, established in 2016.

Key areas of expertise include:
> business case development for major capital projects
> cost benefit analysis of policy and project proposals
> financial and commercial feasibility assessment
> investment logic mapping
> complex economic and financial modelling
> stakeholder engagement
> reporting for briefing of senior office holders, to support informed decision decision making.

Aalto works across the spectrum of Australian infrastructure sectors, notably including Defence & Nat Security, Arts & Culture, Water & Environment, Justice, Transport and Science & Research.

Aalto's QMS is independently certified to ISO9001.

MinterEllison Consulting (MEC) is the leading Australian SME consulting practice of its kind, distinguished by its deep Government expertise, contemporary market insights, and commitment to delivering exceptional value to clients.

Backed by Australia’s largest law firm, MEC was established in 2017 through the acquisition of ITNewcom, a highly respected technology advisory firm. Since then, MEC has complemented ITNewcom's proven experience in procurement, negotiation and technology optimisation, with specialist capabilities across privacy, cybersecurity, ESG, education, regulatory, strategy, human capital, finance and risk. Through our integrated service offerings, we have advised clients on over $70B in projects, as well as   some of their most complex problems.

Underpinning this capability is one of the most sophisticated market research, benchmarking and analytics capabilities dedicated to Australia. This provides our clients with unparalleled visibility into industry trends, pricing insights, supplier capabilities, skills, risk and commercial models.

With a law-firm history dating back to 1827, we take independence seriously and are ready to be held to the highest levels of probity and integrity. We are authentic and innovative in our advice, leveraging deep expertise coupled with contemporary digital tools and a strong commitment to uplifting the capability of our staff and our clients.

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.

Digital. Thought. Leadership.

MXA is an independent strategy and innovation consultancy focused on strategic issues that are influenced by technology, digital and data.

We focus on providing consulting services to senior leaders on the following four key areas:

1. Strategy: including Digital & Tech Strategy & Transformation, Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise and Solution Architecture
2. Projects: including Business Case Development, Implementation Planning, Project Advisory
3. Design: including New Products and Services, Customer Experience and Service Design
4. Operations: Operating Models, ESG Advisory, Digital Talent & Culture

Four things make MXA different:

1. We understand the challenges of Government, having built a strong track record over the past twelve years. We are committed to delivering successful outcomes and driving your capability development.
2. We are outcomes-based, preferring to work on a fixed-price basis, because you pay for the experience of working with us and the quality of our work, not the time we spend.
3. We are independent. We do not have any preferred products or partners, and do not write recommendations with our interest in mind.
4. We are experienced technology, digital and practitioners who have had successful careers and have over time moved into consulting.

Our business helps organisations, government departments and businesses get the most out of their risk management activities - by both creating value and protecting value.

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

PeakXD is a niche customer research and experience design consultancy.
We are one of Australia's oldest and most established customer and user experience digital agencies, having been in business since 2003. Our mission is to empower others to improve the world through human-centred design.
We work with agencies to help them achieve their business goals, engage stakeholders and facilitate the design of engaging customer experiences approach crossing multiple channels, touchpoints, user interfaces, technologies, and devices.
•    Service design / Design thinking / Human Centred Design
•    Customer research and insights
•    UX and UI design
•    Usability/user testing of digital interfaces
•    Accessibility audits and testing

The Equality Institute is a global research and creative agency working to advance gender equality and prevent violence against women and girls. We are unique in our ability to combine world-class research with creative communications. This allows us to promote an evidence-based approach, communicate effectively with diverse audiences, and translate complex research and ideas into products that drive real impact.

Ending VAWG requires building the evidence base, supporting uptake of innovative models and methodologies, and ongoing critical reflection and learning. We design and deliver rigorous, safe, and ethical research on sensitive topics related to gender, social norms and VAWG across the globe. We use a range of methodologies, including feminist-informed, participatory action research, ethnographic, quantitative, and qualitative methods, to build evidence and provide useful recommendations to inform policy and programming.

Our research team brings decades of technical expertise in developing and implementing innovative, large-scale monitoring and evaluation frameworks that promote ongoing learning and programme improvement; contribute to the development of international indicators on VAWG; and create national and regional strategies and tools for population-level monitoring. Our team members have led and designed several highly technical and impactful evaluation pieces around the world. 

At Ora, we believe bold thinking drives real progress. As experienced industry leaders, we don’t just consult – we partner, challenge, and deliver. Our clients come to us with complex problems, and we show up with clarity, courage, and a practical mindset to get things done.

‘Be bold’ isn’t just our tagline, it’s how we operate. Whether we’re advising on strategy, managing transformation, or delivering financial insights, we bring a fearless, authentic approach, cutting through complexity and making a real impact.

From strategic advisory to learning and development, from financial audits to human resources, Ora delivers across a wide spectrum of services, always with the same bold, reliable, and human approach.

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.

Cordelta is an Australian owned SME with a range of services include business and ICT project management, procurement and contract management, financial services, ICT services, policy, business and cyber security and strategy and business transformation.

Cordelta’s strengths include:
•    Our orientation to delivering solutions and outcomes
•    Our ability to offer experienced consultants at very competitive rates
•    A detailed knowledge of public sector requirements and reforms
•    Our use of contemporary tools and techniques, compliance with industry standards
•    A pragmatic and collaborative working style, the ability to integrate with a client team to improve knowledge transfer.

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.

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.

At Baringa Partners, we set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working.

You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life.

In Australia, we partner closely with clients in government, energy and resources, and financial services, supporting them as they transform their organisations, tackle their most important challenges and build a sustainable future for us all.

The Alluvium Group combines science, policy, and strategy expertise to deliver evidence-based advice across water, climate, and environmental systems. We develop and analyse policy frameworks, interpret legislation and regulatory drivers, and manage complex national programs through robust governance and delivery systems. Our team designs and evaluates programs using data-driven methodologies, integrates strategic risk management into planning, and conducts applied research and data collection that translate science into practical, actionable insights for clients and communities.
 

Leadenhall was established in 1982 and is a leading Australian independent advisory firm specialising in the valuation of businesses, intangible assets, debt and complex financial instruments (options, convertible notes etc.). We have a national team of 20 people and access to a network of international experts.

We are a group of highly experienced valuation professionals, many with ‘big 4’ corporate finance and valuations experience. Our approach is transparent and responsive, with a commercial mindset. Through our extensive technical and commercial experience, and our industry knowledge, we offer clients high quality valuation advice to support decisions and assist in satisfying regulatory and compliance obligations.

You can be assured that you’ll get a valuation report that everyone can understand, and that is able to withstand the most robust scrutiny. You’ll get a transparent assessment of the value of the business that’s clearly communicated and explained.

Trust the team of experts that others trust. We provide valuation courses for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, we’re a member of the ASIC Panel of Independent Experts and the Australian representative of the Valuation Research Group.

Scyne Advisory are public purpose specialists, focused on helping governments and their agencies build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities. Scyne Advisory is an Australian owned, independent, contemporary, national business with the scale and capabilities to support public purpose projects and governments at all levels right across Australia.

We provide clients with access to the skills and capabilities to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects. We have a market leading depth of public sector expertise across a range of capabilities including Strategy & Transformation; Finance, Risk & Cyber; Data & Digital; Infrastructure & Property.

We have an ecosystem of experts around Australia with over one thousand people working with our strategic network partners to deliver excellence in supporting public purpose organisations to solve some of our biggest challenges.

Scyne Advisory is a company not a partnership, with a Board and an independent chair. Our governance practices are underpinned by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) corporate governance principles and public sector code of conduct standards. Our business has robust engagement management processes that ensure our work is aligned with our purpose and vision and is conflict free from the private sector.

The University of Newcastle is a research-intensive university, with a reputation for innovative and collaborative knowledge production, translation and implementation. UON offers a diverse base of skills and experience in research design and methodology (both cross-sectional and longitudinal), including quantitative data collection (e.g. surveys, linked data); research project management; data management; data analysis, synthesis and interpretation; evaluation methods; qualitative data collection (e.g. focus groups); paper and online survey development and design; longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis; and peer review and critical appraisal of research methods, design, and interpretation. 

UON also has a strong track record of research excellence in health, particularly women’s health family, domestic and sexual violence; child abuse and adversity; reproductive health; maternal morbidity and mortality; health behaviours; health service use; physical health; and mental health. Longstanding relationships between UON and the Australian Government Departments of Health and Aged Care (e.g. through funding the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health) and Social Services demonstrate UON’s capacity to deliver quality research that is relevant and responsive to policy priorities. 

The Kids Research Institute Australia is a nationally recognised leader in child health and wellbeing research. 

With over 30 years of experience, we have a strong reputation for delivering high-quality research services and working in genuine partnership with governments to inform policy and drive measurable social impact. We bring a proven track record in delivering contracted services and tailored solutions to government, including: population-level surveys and data collection, evidence reviews, community and stakeholder consultations, program evaluation and impact assessment, economic modelling and data analytics. 

Collaboration ensures that our work translates into actionable insights and tangible benefits for the community.

Procure is a specialist SME focused on probity advisory services, which account for over two-thirds of its work. Established in 2005, Procure has delivered probity services from the outset, completing over 2,200 engagements for more than 190 state, commonwealth, and local government entities. While also offering procurement, investigations, and integrity services, probity remains its primary area of expertise. 

Currently, Procure ranks among the top 10 NSW Government service providers and is number two by value of probity advisory services delivered through the NSW Pre-Qualification Scheme managed by NSW Treasury, reflecting its strong expertise in probity advice.

ICA Partners (ICA) is one of Australia’s leading boutique advisory firms specialising in the natural resources, infrastructure, power and renewables sectors. We have a significant track record of providing independent, expert advice and execution services across these industry sectors, to a range of ASX100 companies, governments, funds and developers.

Since its establishment in 2012, ICA (formerly known as Ironstone Capital Advisory; same A.B.N.) has advised on a broad range of transactions and strategic engagements including acquisitions, divestments, greenfield project developments, project financings, capital raisings, PPPs (both brownfield and greenfield), insolvencies and restructurings.

ICA’s principals and senior personnel have formerly held sector leadership roles at major global investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, UBS, Macquarie, JP Morgan, ABN AMRO and RBS. Collectively, ICA’s senior leadership team (Principals and Executive Directors) have over 150 years’ of experience across the Infrastructure, Transport, Utilities, Energy and Resources sectors.

Our team of over 36 investment and advisory professionals represents one of the largest infrastructure, energy and resources sector teams in the Australian market, which provides extensive support and expertise to deliver premium outcomes for our clients. 

Since 2012, Resilience Outcomes Australia Pty Ltd has been providing highly regarded privacy, identity security and information security advisory assignments.

We have significant expertise in privacy-by-design and blend our cybersecurity and privacy skills in our product, mapping and analysing electronic information flows for privacy risks and identifying options. Resilience Outcomes privacy experience is founded on many years working in sensitive sectors like government and healthcare, and from highly original research initiated in privacy engineering and cyber security.

All technology has both benefits and risks depending on how societies and organisations implement it. We work with our clients to reduce technology downsides and maximise the advantages. Our methodology is proven through experience. It is based on academic research, better-practice analysis and stakeholder consultation. This gives us a unique perspective our clients find very valuable.

Director Alex Webling is a former federal senior executive, responsible for identity and biometric policy in the federal government. He led successful proposals to expand the Document Verification Service (DVS) into the private sector, the development of a Biometric Interoperability Framework and policy on online trusted identity.

In assisting and collaborating with our clients, we help them become more adaptive and resilient.

Policies that have their intended impact, are underpinned by evidence.

Given the rising contestability of ideas and claims, government needs, more than ever, trusted and independent expert advice to inform their decisions. The Australian Academy of Science - an independent learned academy - is uniquely positioned to fill this need.

The Academy convenes scientific knowledge through national and international experts in any field and draws on experienced staff working at the science-policy interface. Academy activities draw on the deep expertise within its Fellowship, which comprises over 600 of Australia's most accomplished scientists, and our extensive national and international scientific networks. 

The Academy's science advice capability is agile and adaptable. Each policy challenge is unique and requires a tailored approach. Whether it's a rapid response to an emerging scientific issue or a long-term strategic challenge, our approach is designed to fit the specific requirements of the situation. 

Harnessing our unique independence and convening power, the Academy integrates scientific understanding into policy formulation to support decision-makers.

David Madden is a highly experienced leader and investigator with almost two decades in investigation, corporate analysis, management, and leadership reviews, following a 29-year career in policing, culminating as Deputy Commissioner of Operations for NSW Police. Currently operating under DBM Independent Consultants, he specialises in high-level workplace investigations, risk analysis, workplace trouble shooting and cultural/operational review, policy reviews, executive mediation, and leadership coaching. Madden's career highlights include directing statewide policing operations, developing accountability mechanisms, and managing emergency responses, including counter-terrorism efforts. He has a strong background in ethical governance, having conducted investigations into workplace misconduct, fraud, historical sexual assault, institutional abuse and corruption for various government and non-government agencies. Madden holds a Master of Letters in Sociology and a Bachelor of Applied Social Science in Justice and Psychology. His certifications include a Cert IV in Government Security. He has been recognised with several awards, such as the Australian Police Medal for Ethical Service and the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Affairs Award. Madden is committed to ethical standards, accountability and strategic management, making him a valuable asset to any organisation seeking high-level investigative and governance expertise.

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.

Jarrah Hill is a financial management consulting practice that focusses on providing high quality business, governance, accounting and financial advisory services to Commonwealth government entities. We are a small to medium enterprise (SME) located in Canberra, committed to a strategy of sustainable growth. We only employ staff that are passionate, experienced and capable of providing fit-for-purpose solutions for our clients. 

Our team consists of the best accounting and financial specialists, each with extensive experience in their respective fields.

The Jarrah Difference
We take the time to understand your business

By investing time in getting to know your business, we can use that knowledge to provide practical and fit-for-purpose solutions. We never deliver boilerplate or one-size fits all solutions as they rarely meet your expectations or requirements.

We provide a hands-on approach

Our directors turn up for more than just the entry and exit meetings. When we include senior resources in our proposals, those staff remain hands-on throughout the entire project, helping to deliver you the highest quality solution possible.

Our prices are competitive

We keep our overhead costs low so we can invest in employing the best people and providing a competitive price to our clients.

Oliver Wyman is a strategy and management consultancy that combines deep industry knowledge with specialised expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organisational transformation. The firm works with clients to deliver sustained impact. We help clients anticipate changes in the environment they operate in and respond in ways that are aligned to their mission, vision, and strategy.

Yardstick is a specialist provider of assurance, integrity, risk management, and financial management services. We provide a range of engagement models from contracted individuals to fixed scope deliverables. As a small to medium enterprise, we are committed to having the capability and capacity to deliver exceptional quality and service on every engagement. We engage senior, experienced personnel, including at the TS-PV / TS-PA level, to directly deliver services to our clients. We do not apply a ‘leveraged’ model.

As a provider of assurance and integrity services, we are acutely aware of our need for independence and objectivity. We only provide services public sector organisations.

Professional Services to Fed Government for Infrastructure, Industry, Mining & Defence acquisitions. 
Specialised in large Project/Program Management/Assurance including: Strategy, Delivery, Cost, Risk, Schedule, Quality & Controls for projects from $0.25m to $11bn.
- 9 years of operation
- 100+ Federal Gov contracts, No KPI missed
- 25 professionals= 450+yrs in sector
- ISO9001 & ISO19443 certified
- DISP accredited + cleared team
- Offices: CBR, BNE, MEL, ADL, SYD
Provide Assurance, Requirements & Engineering, Govt Approvals, Business Case & CABSUB. Test & Evaluation.  Procurement & Probity Advice. Strategy. Commercial & contract advisory. Acquisition, Operation, Sustainment(ILS) & Disposal of Assets, Infrastructure & Facilities.

Heartward Strategic is a trusted pair of hands delivering high quality social research and analysis services across Australia. Heartward collaborates with government, non-government and social organisations to create evidence-driven impact on leading social and policy issues. 

We do this by applying analytic thinking, emotional intelligence and technology to deliver rapid, cost-effective research and make meaning from any kind of information about people – their needs, behaviours and preferences.

We specialise in:

• custom-design and delivery of qualitative, quantitative and hybrid primary research 
• collection, review and reporting on data and submissions from public and stakeholder consultations 
• evidence reviews and examination of secondary data
• advanced analytics, and
• developing strategic frameworks.

Using participatory research approaches and working methods, we are committed to engaging ethically with all participants and contributors, respecting diversity and the value of lived experience.

As an SME, we are nimble and focused, resulting in an outsized effect on the sectors we work in. Independent and purpose-led, Heartward has no conflicts of interest in any work we undertake for government. Our team are credible, engaging presenters and facilitators, and our tailored written reports are relied on at executive and ministerial levels and regularly published.

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

The Social Research Centre is a leading evidence partner, delivering world-class, ethical and culturally-sound research and evaluation to the Australian Government since 2001. We specialise in social research and evaluation and are trusted with research programs of national significance, including the Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching and the Australian Early Development Census. We are fully owned by the Australian National University. 

Our services include:

• Survey design – methodology, sampling, questionnaire design and piloting, and cognitive interviewing 
• Survey delivery – large and small through online, telephone and paper modes. We are home to Life in Australia™; Australia’s only randomly recruited online panel
• Qualitative research – in-depth interviewing, online communities, focus groups, and workshops 
• Desktop research – rapid evidence, policy and literature reviews
• Data science and analytics – data visualisation and dashboards, statistical and insights analysis, report publication, and data management; 
• Mixed-methods research – data triangulation integrating multiple sources and data linkage
• Evaluation – formative, summative, process, outcome, impact, performance, and cost-benefit analysis
• Consultancy services, including strategy development, Theory of Change design and developing outcomes frameworks. 

Our areas of expertise include: 

• Health and Wellbeing 
• Attitudes and Values 
• Identity and Belonging 
• Equity and Justice 
• Workforce and Economy 
• Education and Knowledge 
• Policy and Politics 
• Environment and Sustainability. 

Key Capabilities
•    Strategic Procurement and Contracting advice spans commercial & financial aspects
•    Commercial advisory in the context of Government Procurement and Contracts
•    Advisory across the whole capability development life cycle from procurement planning, industry engagement, approvals, tender development, evaluation and negotiation, approvals, contract management & performance
•    Probity advisory
•    Project management
•    Financial Management - financial viability and modelling
•    Price & cost modelling / analysis, and accounting
•    Financial risk mitigation including use of bank guarantees, parents guarantees/deeds of indemnity
•    Supplier vetting and monitoring
•    Company and industry analysis including supplier reviews and SRM

Allygroup provides three areas of service offering to the Commonwealth Government: 1. Legal contractors and secondees; 2. Professional services contractors and secondees; 3. End-to-end recruitment services, IR/HR capability building and other project services that build APS capability and capacity. 
Allygroup brings together a deep pool of skilled lawyers and professional contractors with a people-first support model that ensures secondees succeed, project outcomes are achieved, and clients see measurable results. Allygroup brings expertise across legal, policy, compliance, HR, finance, project delivery, administration, and more.

We are experts in these industries & sectors:
-Climate change & sustainability
-Energy & renewables
-Financial services
-Public policy & Government
-Natural resources & agriculture
-Telcos & media
-Transport
-Urban & rural water
-Urban economics
-Waste management

We undertake the following type of economics:
-Behavioural economics
-Benchmarking & productivity
-Commercial contracting & negotiation
-Competition economics
-Cost benefit analysis
-Customer engagement & stakeholder facilitation
-Data analytics
-Dispute & litigation support
-Economic models
-Economic regulation
-Environmental economics
-Environmental, social & governance - ESG
-Financial & commercial advisory
-Pricing & regulatory reviews
-Public policy advisory
 

Charterpoint is a dynamic business services firm providing solutions to government, non-government agencies and the private sector. 
Our focus is broad-based and includes accounting and audit, grant management and stakeholder engagement, costing and business process mapping among other services.

Praxis Consultants Pty Ltd (Praxis) is a micro-enterprise that provides high quality design, monitoring and evaluation services for non-government, government and international organisations.

At Prominence, we believe in the power of human-centred management consulting. With  21+ years’ experience, we are more than a service provider, we are your trusted partner. Our team of high-calibre, multidisciplinary consultants are ready to deliver tailored pragmatic advice with a sharp focus on your organisational and operational needs.

We deliver solutions across federal, state and local government in our core services areas of: strategy and governance – supporting decision-making and accountability; people, performance and culture – enhancing workplace dynamics for high performance; and project and commercial Advisory – delivering project management, risk planning and market insights.

Prominence is quality assured to ISO 9001:2015.

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.

The Behavioural Architects: Leading Experts in Behavioural Science and Social Research

Established in 2011, The Behavioural Architects is a globally renowned behavioural change consultancy. Our team delivers unparalleled insights into human decision-making, driving tangible results for public and community-focused organisations. We craft and implement impactful behaviour change strategies using interdisciplinary insights, ensuring meaningful societal outcomes.

Integrating Behavioural Science, Systems Theory, and Human-Centred Design, we offer a profound understanding of decision-making. Our evidence-based interventions are applied across public safety, education, healthcare, transport, sustainability, and urban planning, using qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Our core values - JOY of discovery, COURAGE to challenge, and KIND-HEARTEDNESS - drive our actions and foster a culture of empathy. We aim to positively impact communities and the environment, creating a brighter future.

Our three-stage approach ensures actionable strategies:

1. MAP: Identify target populations, analyze behaviours, and understand triggers and barriers.
2. DESIGN: Develop research-rooted interventions incorporating communication, public policy, and design principles.
3. TEST AND LEARN: Pilot, scale, evaluate, and refine strategies for sustained change.

Partner with us to harness Behavioural Science, engage communities, and achieve your goals.

Atturra Advisory and Consulting (Atturra Advisory) is the strategic consulting arm of Atturra, a publicly listed, sovereign-owned advisory and IT solutions provider with almost 1,000 employees and a national footprint across Australia. Supporting the Australian Government for over 20 years, we have established ourselves as a leading strategic management advisory firm. With a deep understanding of the unique operating environment of the public sector and its key pain points, Atturra Advisory is trusted to provide practical, independent advice to senior executives across government at strategic, operational, and tactical levels.

We offer a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including strategy development to help government agencies achieve their long-term objectives, enterprise governance to ensure effective and compliant operations, risk management to protect operations and assets, and process improvement to enhance efficiency. These services enable us to deliver tailored, impactful solutions that meet the unique needs of the public sector.

Leveraging our connection to our parent company, Atturra, we provide end-to-end organisational transformation capabilities at any stage of the maturity cycle. Atturra’s offerings include advisory, cloud business solutions, business applications, data and analytics, and managed services. Additionally, as an ASX-listed entity, we comply with ASIC’s stringent governance requirements, ensuring commercial sustainability and integrity.

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.

3arc Social provides consultancy across various sectors, significantly increasing impact in key areas:

Problem Gambling: We work with regulatory bodies, gambling operators, and public health organisations to identify measures that reduce gambling’s adverse impacts.

Public Health: Collaborating with healthcare organisations, policymakers, and advocacy groups, we generate evidence to inform public health interventions and shape policies for positive health outcomes.

Community Perceptions: Our research reveals how communities perceive and interact with issues, helping organisations tailor strategies to meet diverse needs and expectations.

Behaviour Change: We leverage evidence-based behavioural change frameworks to design strategies that drive lasting improvements in health, wellbeing, and social outcomes.

Transport/Travel: We collaborate with telemetry partners to offer cutting-edge mobility research. 

Evaluations: We provide program and communication campaign evaluations.

NineSquared is a leading economics and strategy consultancy, providing expert financial, and economic and public policy advice to Australian Government departments. We excel in data-driven, evidence-based solutions for public policy and regulatory environments. 
Our specialties include cost-benefit analysis, impact assessments, strategic policy development, financial modelling and analysis, regulatory impact statements, assurance and governance reviews, and demand analysis. What sets NineSquared apart from competitors is our boutique approach, offering personalised, client-focused services. We provide tailored solutions with a deep understanding of local contexts and specific government needs, delivering innovative and practical solutions.

89 Degrees East is an Australian-owned strategic communications, research and advisory consultancy supporting government, industry and the for-purpose sector to deliver positive community impact. With offices in Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and Byron Bay, we provide evidence-based research, stakeholder engagement, policy and issues analysis, strategic communication, behaviour change, digital strategy and capability building. 

Our people-centred, data-driven approach ensures inclusive, accessible and culturally appropriate engagement. We have strong experience working with Commonwealth agencies to improve public understanding, strengthen service delivery and support reform.

RSM: Assurance, tax and consulting services for Australian business leaders.

We are proud to have supported clients with their audit, tax, and consulting needs for over a century. Our growth story, starting from a small husband-and-wife team and blossoming into a formidable team of 2000+ professionals, has positioned us as a leading player in Australia's professional services industry. 
Despite our remarkable growth, we remain rooted in our humble beginnings. With 32 offices spread across bustling capital cities and serene regional locations, our national footprint gives us a unique understanding of the local business landscape. We take pride in offering tailored solutions that proactively identify opportunities and address challenges.

The Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (CCES) is recognised as the leading international centre of excellence for research, training, education, and professional development in the field of customs, excise, trade facilitation and border management. CCES hosts the secretariat for the International Network of Customs Universities and publishes the World Customs Journal, which is dedicated to international customs matters and is fully endorsed and co-badged by the World Customs Organisation.

The Centre plays a leading role in promoting the World Bank trade facilitation agenda, the Australian Government Regional Trade for Development initiatives and supporting the Oceania Customs Organisation develop customs capacity across the pacific.

Established in 2009 Lonergan is a full-service strategic market research agency. We deliver large and small-scale projects, and have in-house capabilities for online surveys, face to face, CATI and mail out. We have a full suite of qualitative services including focus groups, in-depth interviews and senior executive and stakeholder interviews. We have an in-house data science team, and run our own qualitative recruitment services We have specialist expertise amongst vulnerable groups, including First Nations, people living with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA, people with a lived experience of trauma, younger people and remote Australians. 

We deliver strategic consultancy through combining proven data collection with innovative thinking and leading-edge techniques. We offer great value for money to the government, providing a discount for services and lower fees for large value projects. 

The quality of Lonergan’s work can be confirmed by our longstanding relationships and repeat projects across social housing, privacy, transport, disability, finance, aged care, legal aid, arts and culture, and many others. 

We are ISO20252 (market research) and ISO 27001 (cyber security) accredited, supported by rigorous quality and project management tools. Our senior researchers work on every project, and are members of The Research Society. 

Australia’s leading provider of research, evaluation and data analytics to Commonwealth, State and Territory governments; not-for-profit; and educational organisations. Wholly Australian owned, with more than 75 professional staff across offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
OUR SERVICES
Communication, Marketing and Community research
Organisational, Stakeholder and Client research
Policy and program evaluation research
Data Analytics
Online Surveys and Ballots
Portals
First Nations Research
Disability Research
And more

Certifications: international quality standards ISO 20252 and ISO 27001 and Fair Data certification

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.

Callida Consulting is an independent Canberra-based consulting firm focused on public sector consultancy services. We are dedicated to helping our clients solve governmental challenges by providing informed, insightful and practical consulting services.

We offer expertise across a spectrum of disciplines including financial management, policy and program development, implementation, management and evaluation, business strategy, workforce and operations improvement, change management, procurement support, data analytics and business systems improvement.

As a locally owned Small to Medium Enterprise, our approach to assignments is highly inclusive and complemented by an embedded integrity framework. We place great importance on working in genuine partnership with our clients to ensure excellent outcomes and we pride ourselves on delivering tailor made, pragmatic solutions.  We believe that quality delivery is of utmost importance and our mix of experienced consulting professionals, with diverse professional experience across government and non-government enterprises, are committed to meeting our clients’ needs.

Our focus on the public sector means that we understand the business of government. We understand how to achieve results within the complex environment and have a proven track record in delivering real value for clients.

MBB Group is an independent consultancy firm, specialising in finding and developing innovative, effective solutions to complex and complicated infrastructure projects.

Leveraging our experience across the project lifecycle, we are able to offer effective and innovative program, project, planning, commercial, transaction, development and delivery management services.

We have advised on, contributed to and led successful projects across Government and the private sector. These include major transport, energy, resources and social infrastructure projects, under all contracting models and across the whole project lifecycle.

Our services include:

• Strategy: Complex problem solving and commercially focused advice through a highly capable team to solve client problems, inform investment decisions, drive commercial outcomes, mitigate risk and enable improved organisational, P3 and commercial performance for major infrastructure.
• Development: Helping you to see the key issues and make the right decisions by planning and delivering whole-of-life value. From the project’s inception to financial close.
• Delivery: A strategic and integrated approach that draws on industry insights, practices and lessons to ensure readiness for project execution and establishment of the necessary capability in line with project risk or complexity. Delivering on time and on budget, establishing sustainable returns from your assets.
• Operations: Early strategic focus and proactive asset management to ensure you get the most out of an asset once it becomes operational ensuring the best commercial return on investment and benefit realisation defined in the development phase.

Macquarie Capital is an operating group within Macquarie Group, which is headquartered in Australia.

Macquarie Capital is a financial advisor, investor and developer working across 32 locations in 23 markets.

Macquarie Capital also partners with governments, businesses, and startups to connect ideas to capital and help drive innovation, growth and create real-world impact.

Macquarie Capital advises and invests alongside our clients and partners in a range of sectors.

Macquarie Capital provides a full suite of advisory, investing, development, capital raising and equities capabilities including mergers and acquisitions advisory services, principal investing and lending, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets and Private Capital Markets advisory as well as Equity brokerage.  

In FY24, Macquarie Capital advised on 290 transactions worth more than A$332bn and provided principal investment worth A$82bn across more than 1,150 deals.
Macquarie Capital was the leading M&A advisor across ANZ in FY24 (by deal count) and is No.1 Global Financial Adviser in Energy Transition.