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atticusnow is an Australian SME consulting firm with three integrated offerings:

Strategy and policy – we provide expertise in strategy, policy, program design, business cases, feasibility studies, organisation, governance, economics, and regulation.

Codesign and engagement – we design and deliver creative and impactful codesign workshops, and stakeholder engagement strategies through interviews, surveys, forums, and roundtables.

AI & technology change –  we help organisations navigate rapid technological shifts by codesigning strategies and governance frameworks for AI, digital and technology change.

We also have extensive experience working successfully with First Peoples, including a national network of First Peoples consultants.

At Partners in Performance we are passionate about unleashing the true potential of our clients at an organisation, commercial and people level. Working together as close partners, we enable our clients to drive lasting positive impact. For us it is real change that matters, rather than simply delivering smart strategies. By energising teams to deliver ongoing operational and organisational improvements; we enable business transformation that works. 

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.

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.

DMV Consulting specialises in delivering management consulting, accounting, procurement, ICT and business advisory and labour hire services across Commonwealth, State and local government environments. We are a local Canberra based SME, DISP member, with proven sovereign capability and our team deliver services across corporate management consultancy, supply chain delivery, ICT, people and culture, corporate governance, policy and strategy, program and project management, procurement and commercial, probity (non-legal), risk and governance, intelligence, data, security and organisational change and transformation resilience.

DMV Consulting is a well-established and experienced firm offering a comprehensive range of services within government sectors. We have achieved considerable growth into information management and business improvement services. Our strengths include establishing and managing productive relationships, managing communications and producing high quality well-structured service outcomes.

We offer over 20 years of demonstrated experience working as a trusted Panel member to a wide range of government Agencies and private sector organisations, including 20 years within the federal, state and local government marketplace. DMV Consulting is a reputable and experienced provider of services within government sectors. Our emphasis on quality assurance and compliance, and membership of many industry bodies underscores our commitment to professionalism and excellence in service delivery. 

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.

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.

Bryan Whitefield Consulting helps leaders and organisations make better strategic decisions - without regret. Bryan specialises in aligning strategy and risk - two sides of the same coin - through facilitation, training, and advisory services. He runs strategic planning sessions, risk workshops, and practical training programs that build ownership, clarity, and action. With decades of experience across government and industry, Bryan brings insight, energy, and a proven ability to help leaders and teams make complex decisions with confidence.

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.

Hazelbrook Legal is an industry-recognised & nationally awarded corporate, regulatory and financial services specialist law firm, headquartered in Canberra with offices in Sydney. We have one of the most experienced financial services & funds practices in Australia, with a team drawn from leading global & top-tier firms.
Our corporate & regulatory practice delivers high-quality advice across governance & compliance, commercial contracting & workplace relations.
With the capability and technical excellence of a top-tier firm, Hazelbrook offers the agility, responsiveness and value expected by public sector clients. We are committed to providing pragmatic and accountable legal solutions that meet the highest professional & ethical standards.

At Project Services International we specialise in professional project management helping our clients to deliver successful projects to meet their business needs. 
We have delivered projects in the transport, rail, infrastructure, energy, resources and Defence environments. We provide independent project assurance advice to clients across all Australian States and New Zealand.
Our services include project management, schedule and cost estimating, project controls, auditing and reporting, economic appraisal and benefits realisation.
Several of our project managers have helped our clients receive awards for engineering and project excellence from Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Project Management.

Health Q is a specialist consulting company delivering national projects since 2019, across the disability, NDIS, health care and human services sectors. Our team has ‘real-world’ experience working not only as consultants but also holding senior and executive positions guiding strategy and service delivery.

Health Q has particular expertise in program and project evaluation, reviews and outcome measurement. As evaluators, we pride ourselves on balancing robust evaluation design and tailored methodological approaches with key interpersonal skills of active listening, empathy, collaboration, and partnership. We believe that a team that listens, facilitates reflection, and progresses coordinated and frequent opportunities for learning will enrich and enhance evaluation outcomes. Our relational approach ensures stakeholders are engaged meaningfully in the evaluation process, with diverse stakeholder needs sensitively managed to achieve the project objectives.

In addition, we have expertise in respect to business case development, business models, organisational governance, strategic planning, qualitative and quantitative research, stakeholder consultation and service mapping.  

We co-create innovative, practical and sustainable solutions. Empathy, compassion and respect are fundamental to what we do, as well as commercial and strategic thinking.

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
 

Freeform, is a strategic market research consultancy.  We specialise in service based industries, Government and social enterprises, delivering a mix of CX research, communications testing, segmentation and personas, and deep dive research projects to better help clients understand what makes their customers tick.  We leverage the latest marketing science, along with cutting edge tools, to deliver fast, robust and thorough insights.  What separates us from many research companies is our relentless focus on the strategic outcomes.  We don't get lost in observations but focus on the impact and how clients can really leverage the data to greatest effect.

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.

Optimising transitions to achieve public good outcomes

Iceni was founded with a vision to do business differently – driven by a dedication to address today’s challenges for a better future.

We’re committed to working on assignments that create public good outcomes and feel proud of the positive impact we make on our customers, our people, our society, and our planet. We embody our values by donating a portion of our profits to charities that help women in need.

As transition partners, we believe in moving towards the greater good together. We apply diverse thinking to design solutions for you and your customers.

With deep public sector expertise, we guide clients through significant transitions, enhancing public good outcomes. Our strength lies in meticulous planning and design, supported by robust program management and stakeholder engagement. We tailor our approach using data-driven insights and offer specialised expertise in visioning & storytelling, operating model design, governance and delivery models, change management, organisational processes, and monitoring & evaluation. We excel in facilitating workshops, co-design initiatives, engagement methods, and surveys to ensure successful outcomes.

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

WELCOME TO THE DYNAMIC WORLD OF VUCA

Solving your governance and leadership challenges.

VUCA Trusted Advisors is a bespoke advisory team, with deep expertise in governance. We have strong experience working with government agencies, providing tailored and cost-effective advice. We understand the pressures and challenges to assist Boards and Executives to navigate these to achieve continuous improvement and success.

We help our clients solve problems, improve governance and create confidence. VUCA Directors and Associates are a group of experienced thought leaders who share our passion to build and optimise individual and organisational excellence, to help our clients succeed.

GOVERNANCE | STRATEGY | SEARCH | LEADERSHIP

VUCA Expertise

• Board Governance Review
• CEO Performance Review
• Board Governance Framework
• Board Skills Analysis
• Workshop Facilitation
• Executive Search
• First Nations governance and strategy

In the spirit of reconciliation, VUCA Trusted Advisors acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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.

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.

Paxon Group is a specialist financial and commercial advisory firm providing in-depth analysis, financial modelling, cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and implementation advice for diverse social infrastructure projects, programs, and policies.

An Australian SME with 60 advisers across Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Darwin, we deliver bespoke financial and commercial solutions for Commonwealth agencies, with expertise in financial and economic analysis, investment banking, accounting, audits, strategic procurement, risk management, and program evaluation.

FTI Consulting is a trusted multidisciplinary advisory firm that provides critical insight and expert testimony in legal and regulatory proceedings, public policy debates and strategic decision-making.

Our core services and capabilities include fraud and misconduct investigations, policy development and analysis, regulatory review, policy and program evaluation, forensic accountancy audits, privacy advice and assurance, valuations, and strategic and commercial advice.

Our diverse team of professionals includes economists, policy analysts, forensic accountants and investigators, former regulators, financial analysts, lawyers, journalists, and technology experts. Our team has decades of experience working in and for government, regulators, and public service entities across a range of jurisdictions, advising on some of the nation’s most significant and contentious issues. FTI Consulting is independent and uniquely positioned to provide impartial advice and assistance.

Procurement Co is a 100% Australian owned specialist consultancy providing probity, procurement, transaction management and contract management services to Government and private enterprise. We maintain offices in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne allowing us to service our clients across Australia. Since our incorporation in 2013 we have delivered services to a range of government agencies and private clients across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Our team of 40+ have extensive experience in probity and procurement across many industries and this experience demonstrates a keen understanding of both compliance and commercial delivery objectives for our clients.

Engaging with Procurement Co, offers several advantages: 

• Procurement Co is a specialist procurement / probity firm with no other service streams to ensure no potential conflicts in the effective delivery of services / advice.
• 100% Australian owned and operated;
• A Small to Medium Enterprise (SME);
• Gender diversity ratio of 51% female employees;
• A successful graduate program, offering employment to new entrants into Australia’s professional workforce;
• Supply chain focusing on engaging local SMEs for services such as accounting, ICT, marketing, legal services; and
• Provide social benefits via pro bono procurement and probity support to non-for-profit and community organisations.

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.

ChatHouse is a boutique qualitative and social research agency, providing insightful, quality research. Our team has had decades of experience conducting high-quality research for both government and commercial clients.

Regardless of the research technique applied, our goal remains the same, to get below the surface of our subject and beyond the purely rational, thereby enabling us to deliver tactical, strategic and above all, actionable insights.

What makes us unique?

Senior-only research agency: Good research comes from experienced, intelligent and insightful researchers. ChatHouse clients know they will only have senior researchers on their jobs from start to finish.

Qualitative specialists: We are purists so you will never have a ‘quantie’ running groups or a ‘qualie’ analysing data. Rather we have a strong partnership with a leading Quantitative agency that allows us to offer integrated qual – quant studies.

Need-based research offering: Our approach is entirely brief-led, resulting in personalised services that focus on the individual needs of each client.

Areas of expertise

• Exploratory 
• Attitudinal and Behaviour Change 
• Product and Brand development 
• Communications

We have board experience working with government clients, including ATO, ASIC, Health, Employment and Workplace Relations, Defence, Education, Office of Responsible Gambling, and the Cancer Institute, among others.

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

Tailored HR Solutions is a dynamic boutique consultancy firm with a presence across Australia. We specialise in Business and Human Resource advisory services, working closely with our clients to design and create sustainable solutions. Our mission is to help organisations achieve their goals efficiently and sustainably by fostering innovation, ensuring compliance, and addressing capability gaps and workforce challenges. This is especially crucial for our government clients, supporting government to build Australian Public Service capability and focus on meaningful work that contributes to the Australian economy.  

We partner with our clients to tackle complex challenges, collaboratively creating impactful and sustainable

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.

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.

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.

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

Customer Science Pty Ltd is an Australian consultancy and technology firm specialising in customer experience (CX) and digital transformation. We combine human-centred design, data analytics, automation, and AI to help organisations deliver efficient, trusted, and modern services. Since 2014, we have partnered with government and enterprise clients to improve citizen and customer outcomes through advisory, managed services, and intelligent CX platforms including Customer Science Insights.

The Academy of the Humanities is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which maintains a Fellowship of over 730 humanities leaders. The Academy routinely provides humanities expertise and advice on complex national and international matters at public, institutional and government levels - working both independently and as part of specially-convened multidisciplinary teams. Examples of recently authored reports include Australia’s China Knowledge Capability (2023) and Future Humanities Workforce (2023). Examples of recent reports where the Academy was a convening and/or contributing author include: the Rapid Research Report, Generative AI (for National Science and Technology Committee) (2023) and Ensuring Occupations are Responsive to People with Disability (for DSS) (2022).

You can access an extended list of of our publicly available research reports and activity via Our work – Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Vescient is a veteran-owned Australian consultancy with a proven track record supporting government agencies across Australia. Since 2016, we have delivered over 270 successful projects, including 50 for Federal and State Government, helping departments achieve strategic outcomes under tight timelines and complex conditions. 

Our services span advisory, program delivery, engineering, cyber security, and IT, with deep experience in sectors critical to government: defence, health, infrastructure, and technology. 

We are ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 27001 (Info Security) certified. 

Government buyers choose Vescient for our reliability and professionalism. Our consultants are security-cleared, outcome-focused, and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.

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.

The Parenting Research Centre is a national, independent and non-profit research and development organisation established in 1997.  We seek better outcomes for children by increasing effectiveness and fostering innovation in the way families are supported in their parenting. 

The Centre partners with clients in the health, education, disability and welfare sectors to deliver tailored solutions based on the best available evidence.  We design, adapt, implement and evaluate approaches to parenting support.   We believe that science can make a difference in the everyday lives of families when it is translated effectively into useable information, policy, and professional practice.

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.

Roy Morgan is Australia's most trusted and well-known research company, renowned for delivering reliable, accurate, and insightful research. Established in 1941, Roy Morgan has evolved from its early polling days to provide comprehensive research solutions across various industries. Our independence and integrity, combined with high public awareness, ensure exceptional response rates and data quality.

As a full-service agency, we manage projects from start to finish. We specialise in consulting, questionnaire and methods design, data collection, data analytics and modelling. Our data collection methods encompass online, telephone, face-to-face interviews, mail-out, and diary techniques for both qualitative and quantitative research. Our offerings also include extensive syndicated data in sectors such as Media, Finance, Health, and Tourism among others.

Roy Morgan’s Research Institute, the Centre for Excellence in Research, houses expert social and commercial research teams and oversees Australia's pre-eminent longitudinal studies through the Centre for Longitudinal Research.

Proudly Australian-owned, we comply with privacy standards and are a company partner of the Research Society. We hold certifications for AS/NZS ISO9001 and ISO20252 Quality Management and Research standards, as well as ISO 27001 Information Security Management Standard.

Centium supports Federal Government agencies with expert risk, governance, and assurance services. Our team delivers tailored internal audit, conduct investigations, cybersecurity, and probity advisory solutions aligned with national standards. With deep public sector experience and a scalable hybrid model, we help agencies strengthen integrity, transparency, and service delivery. Centium’s ethical, evidence-based approach ensures strategic outcomes, operational efficiency, and public trust—nationwide.

MGI Joyce|Dickson is a trusted accounting and advisory firm providing practical, tailored financial solutions for businesses and individuals. We take pride in our professionalism, integrity, and personal approach, offering a full range of services including accounting, taxation, superannuation, audit, general insurance, and business advisory.

Our experienced team combines technical knowledge with a genuine understanding of our clients’ needs. We help them navigate complex financial matters, identify growth opportunities, and reach their long-term goals. At MGI Joyce|Dickson, we build strong, lasting relationships and deliver advice that makes a real difference, supporting our clients at every stage of their financial journey.

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. 

At Ground Effects Consulting (Sunday Trading Pty Ltd) we work hard to understand what you want to achieve, and work with you on how it is delivered to unlock value. We have experience across multiple industries in Operations, Production, Project Management, Maintenance Engineering, Logistics and Commercials, and the company is well placed to develop whole of business solutions.

The Ground Effects approach is collaborative and systemic. It relies on a deep understanding of the problem space, close integration with leadership teams and program stakeholders, an ongoing focus to understand the conditions needed to deliver on the objectives and the application of our extensive experience to put them in place.

We anchor success on early and robust planning, appropriate attention to detail, the contribution of our experience to problems, and sound progress controls. We continually work to support contributors and stakeholders from the initiating phases through to final delivery and review.

We selectively apply elements of recognised management frameworks including the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Agile Project Management and various Change Management approaches, to achieve the best results. In this way we combine creative approaches with a clear methodology to discover, plan, act and deliver tailored outcomes.

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
 

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.

Aldermane is an award-winning legal and strategic advisory firm based in Canberra and Sydney. Our clients engage us because we are approachable, pragmatic, and commercially-minded lawyers and advisors who provide practical, future-focused, and actionable advice.

Our specialist team of lawyers, advisors, and contract specialists have decades of experience servicing Government clients across all areas of procurement, tendering, negotiations, and contract administration. We work side-by-side with our clients to provide advice which is aimed at balancing their commercial requirements with their regulatory or organisational constraints, without getting in the way.

We are a true boutique that takes a ‘client-first’ approach. Our managing partners are ex-top-tier lawyers that have a mission to provide greater value to our Government clients, and to our people, when compared with traditional firms. Our approach to maximising value is simple: reduce unnecessary fees and overheads within our organisation, and pass those cost savings on to our clients; without compromising on quality.

Aldermane specialises in intellectual property advice, strategic procurement and contracting strategies, probity, tender development, policy and compliance, governance, program management, export controls, scheduling, and ICT transactions in a Government context.

Allen + Clarke is a management consultancy offering services across the policy spectrum. Across 25+ years, Allen + Clarke has provided policy, regulatory, research, evaluation, stakeholder engagement, organisational change, strategy, culture reviews, program management and Secretariat services to government clients.
Allen + Clarke has experience across a range of sectors, including health, social, justice, family violence, education, Indigenous rights and aspirations, environment and energy.
As a SME, we are agile, adaptable and a safe pair of hands who you'll enjoy working with.

The Centre for International Economics (CIE) is an independent research and data analysis firm that has operated for over 30 years. We use quantitative and qualitative techniques to provide sound evidence-based advice that supports practical decision making.

We work across a broad range of fields including infrastructure evaluation, health, social services, education, skills, water, environment, disaster resilience adaptation, investment strategy, landuse planning. 

Our areas of expertise include: 

• Economic Appraisal, Cost Benefit Analysis, Regulatory Impact Statements 
• Impact Analysis, CGE economywide modelling 
• Program and policy design and evaluation
• Business Case development
• Statistical modelling, AI
• Spatial GIS analysis, data visualisation, advanced Excel modelling
• Non-market valuation and choice modelling
• Surveys and stakeholder consultation.

We use a range of tools for data analysis including Stata, R, Python, as well as, spatial and visualisation tools (e.g. QGIS, PowerBI). We build advanced Excel models which are transferred to clients for their ongoing use. 

We focus on providing high quality practical analysis, delivered in a timely manner, with senior team members actively involved in all aspects of project delivery. We work closely with clients to ensure that the analysis is transparent and clearly understood which supports building client capacity.

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’re not a consulting firm. If you just want name recognition or a body-shop to provide excess resources – that’s not us. But if you want a genuinely personalised approach to engaging with complexity, great facilitation skills and considered insights based on years of actual leadership experience, thorough research, transformational creativity, collaboration and co-design – maybe we’re just the right place for you. And if you need to develop strategies and plans that will actually be implemented, that is our special talent. We bridge the gap between concept and execution. We make it possible for you to succeed.

Our highly innovative, full-time team includes behaviour scientists, educators, communication specialists, designers, copywriters, animators, videographers and digital marketing specialists. Complex communication is part of every meaningful change and improvement, and we have a truly holistic approach to transformation. And we know how to shift culture.

We are trusted by the ATO, Defence, ACSC, Fair Work Commission and many other public sector organisations, as well as prestigious private sector organisations such as QBE, AMP, Telstra, TEDx and many more.

We don’t consult. We help you achieve and communicate the remarkable. The Being Group.

Quantum Market Research is an agile market and social research agency helping change-makers in business, government and philanthropy make better decisions. Our work is grounded in a deep understanding of human behaviour, social sciences and over 25 years of tracking culture change in Australia. We offer all the services you’d expect from a market research agency, and then some to ensure that we are offering you the highest quality services. What sets Quantum apart is big picture thinking (and the tools that support it), applied to unique and highly targeted problems. And our people – they are truly excellent at what they do.

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university with a national presence. With seven campuses across the country, we offer access to specialist researchers in more jurisdictions than any other university. We deliver high-quality, impactful research in areas such as:

• Education and teacher workforce studies
• Nursing and public health
• Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Allied health and the care economy
• Human metabolic functioning and disease
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Healthy ageing
• Human movement and sports science
• Digital healthcare
• Veteran wellbeing
• Business, management and IT
• Political science
• Sociology
• Law and human rights

ACU’s expertise is strengthened by strategic investments in research infrastructure. Examples include opening the only Human Metabolic Chamber in the southern hemisphere, and our cutting-edge facilities at the Blacktown Exercise Sports Technology Hub (BEST) at Sydney’s International Sports Park.

ACU excels in interdisciplinary research, bringing together diverse teams to tackle complex challenges. Ranked in the top 2% of universities globally, our research is recognized as world-leading by independent assessors (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024; Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023), particularly in our priority areas. ACU can support government objectives by providing targeted, objective, rigorous, evidence-backed research to ensure programs are effective and policy goals achieved.

Scotwork is the world’s leading authority on mutual gain negotiation, providing strategic procurement advice, negotiation support, training, and process advisory services. 

Scotwork helps Commonwealth agencies prepare for and execute negotiations by clarifying objectives, identifying where value can be created or lost, assessing negotiation capability and power dynamics, and developing robust negotiation strategies and artefacts. Consultants build team capability, support governance and escalation, advise on stakeholder engagement, and provide trusted, independent feedback. 

Scotwork has deep expertise in Commonwealth procurement legislation, processes, and contracting suites.

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.

Holan Group is an Australian owned professional services and legal firm based in Canberra. We provide services to federal government, and the private and not for profit sectors. Our organisation has grown rapidly since its inception, with staff located in Canberra and Sydney, and an operational footprint extending to Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand and Japan.

Our Experience

We provide professional and consulting services across all phases of the business lifecycle, transitioning fluidly from initial scoping and framing phases, through to governance and assurance. We possess significant security capabilities including a security accredited facility within the Canberra parliamentary triangle and the ability to sponsor AGSVA Security Clearances.

Our service offerings include:

• Business Improvement: Empower organisations to achieve operational excellence and transformation.
• Project & Program Management: Tailored solutions to help plan, foresee, coordinate, and manage projects every step of the way. 
• Workforce Optimisation: Enhance workforce capability through contemporary people-centric strategies, policies and programs. 
• Learning & Development: Build a high-performance workforce through customised development programs that drive lasting behaviour change.
• Commercial: Ensure value for money across engagements through commercial management, advisory, financial management, and specialised support.
• Legal services: Enhancing policy design and implementation through sound understanding of regulatory frameworks and legislation.
   

i2i Global is an Indigenous-owned advisory and consulting firm driving impact and scale for Indigenous outcomes. We work on economic projects across Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the Americas, aiming to be a global leader in Indigenous development. Our expertise spans enterprise growth, strategic planning, investment, trade, research, evaluations, stakeholder and community engagement, and public policy. Founded in international development with DFAT, we specialise in Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) and advancing brighter Indigenous futures through innovation and enterprise.

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. 

Natural Capital Economics was formed to bring leading economists, policy, and strategy experts to the market to provide evidence-based advice. Our business is focused on helping our clients understand and resolve complex challenges, especially those relating to the sustainability and resilience of natural capital and built environments in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. 

The scope of our services is broad, and includes water resources and infrastructure, nature repair, agriculture and other primary industries, urban liveability, and other areas relating to land, environmental and natural resource management. 

The breadth of our service offerings has now grown to include policy and strategy in climate change risk, adaptation and mitigation. 

The nature of our work means we invariably work in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams. In this regard we routinely draw on expertise from our sister companies within the Alluvium group of companies, as well as independent expertise, in disciplines such as engineering, social sciences, markets, ecology and data science. 

GSA Management Consulting is an Australian owned small to medium enterprise, specialising in strategy, service delivery improvement and governance, risk and compliance. We are a boutique management consultancy firm delivering services to the Department of Defence and Australian Government Departments. We have a breadth of experience and expertise to rival leading consulting firms.

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.

Quantium is Australia’s leading data and analytics company, combining human and artificial intelligence to solve our clients’ most pressing challenges. Renowned for our excellence in data analytics and artificial intelligence, we offer advice, innovative products, and platforms that transform client capabilities. Our solutions deliver actionable insights and context-specific technologies.

We are passionate about using data to improve lives, working across the public sector to help agencies achieve their goals. With deep understanding of government decision-making, service delivery and policy formulation, we enable better outcomes through analytics. Our leadership team has nearly 80 years of combined experience working in government and healthcare, serving over 30 public sector clients.

Our core services include:

• Data, analytics, and technology strategy 
• Applied analytics, predictive modelling, and AI 
• Data products, dashboards, and reporting tools 
• Data management and data governance 
• Data platforms 
• Data capability building and technical change management

We are technology agnostic, adept in sensitive and highly regulated environments, and adhere to the highest ethical standards. Quantium’s work with major federal and state departments has delivered impactful, data-driven solutions, enhancing operational efficiency, resource allocation, and policy effectiveness.  Our commitment to ethical data practices ensures positive outcomes for communities and public trust in government services.  

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a leading authority on strategic policy, national security, cyber, technology, and foreign interference issues. With offices in Canberra and Washington DC, our experts offer extensive experience across the following sectors: Defence, strategy and national security, statecraft, and intelligence, cyber, technology and security, climate change and security, Northern Australia and critical resources.

ASPI offers a range of professional services to public, private and civil society sectors including, but not limited to advisory services, policy research, data analysis, impact assessments, seminars, symposiums, round-table discussions and Track 1.5 and Track 2.0 dialogues.

Our Professional Development Centre was established to contribute to the Australian policy landscape by broadening understanding and lifting capability in strategic thinking among officials across government. We design, develop, and deliver short, intense, and interactive programs ranging from one-day to ten-days including our better policy program and strategic leadership programs that explore contemporary issues such as great power competition, regional relationships, Defence and national security, climate change, grey zone and political warfare, cyber security etc. We also offer virtual masterclasses and facilitation services, drawing expertise from across ASPI staff, ASPI Senior Fellows and a national network of experts in their field.

1. Research agency specialising in retirement and people of mature age. We are a Sydney-based research agency, specialising in research about the 'mature age', 'older' or 'retiree' markets.
2. Plain language content /message testing specialists

We are also plain language research specialists. We use message and content testing to help our clients develop simpler documents such as statements, letters, and forms.

Our testing frameworks are based on plain language principles, neuroscience, interaction design, and behavioural psychology.

Research methods
We offer qualitative and quantitative research. We are all classically trained researchers with the full range of techniques and methods at our fingertips.
Academically, we are social scientists. Our consultants are trained in at least one of: anthropology, psychology, sociology, literature, linguistics, semiotics, marketing, behavioural science, and interaction and service design. We are not boxed in by commitment to only one discipline.

Clients have included ASIC, the ACCC, the Productivity Commission, the NSW Police Force and many financial services organisations.

Standards and certification

• Company Partners of the Research Society
• ISO20252 accreditation 
• The Science of Plain Language Certification 
• Design Thinking certification 
• Customer Journey certification 
• Accessibility: How To Design For All certification
• Advanced Semiotics (MRS) 
   

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.