Comcare
Comcare
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
Verified figures
- Contracts (all years): 207
- Contract value (all years): 263,225,172 AUD
- Contract value (2026): 29,939,422 AUD
- APS headcount: 798
- Budget 2026-27: 467,689 thousand AUD
- Highest total remuneration: 503,370 AUD
- Directory roles: 7
Figures use publishable matches only (alias, abn, exact, case, punct, trading_name, wide_exact). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
Coverage — named in the headline (28)
- 2026-04-14 — Commonwealth ombud gives Comcare gold star for improvement
- 2025-11-18 — Comcare gong for suicide-prevention program targeting agency hazards
- 2025-11-03 — Former WorkSafe Victoria head to lead Comcare
- 2025-04-13 — Comcare casts for yet another chief
- 2025-02-06 — ATO accused of ‘medical warfare’ over delegated Comcare claims
- 2024-06-24 — Minister says review to consider Comcare future-proofing reforms
- 2022-10-07 — Comcare casts for new boss, offers $427k
- 2021-11-02 — Most workers covered under Comcare scheme now in private sector
- 2021-03-31 — Comcare releases guidance for addressing workplace sexual harassment
- 2021-02-12 — Construction company faces $1.5m fine following Comcare investigation
- 2020-11-30 — Transport company charged following Comcare investigation
- 2020-09-08 — Construction giant charged following Comcare investigation
- 2020-08-12 — Comcare fast-tracks mental health rollout
- 2020-06-04 — Returning to the office? Comcare gives tips on APS transition plans
- 2020-03-24 — Comcare publishes working-from-home checklist
- 2019-08-28 — Comcare charges Defence over serious workplace injuries; still faces calls to go after Home Affairs
- 2019-04-08 — Industry dept veteran takes the reins at Comcare
- 2019-01-24 — Comcare is seeking a new CEO
- 2017-10-03 — Comcare embraces contestability to cut cost of workers compensation claims
- 2017-07-05 — Comcare pleased as punch as premiums drop
- 2017-05-19 — Comcare befuddled by ‘structural complexity’ of offshore detention centres
- 2015-05-26 — Comcare responds to attacks: ‘we investigated, took action, saw results’
- 2015-04-09 — More pressure on Comcare, DIBP over detention centre safety
- 2015-03-26 — Will Comcare overhaul help ease premium costs for agencies?
- 2015-03-24 — Moss review: lawyers say Comcare should have intervened
- 2015-03-03 — What’s wrong with Comcare? ACT boycott and Abetz will act
- 2014-12-04 — ‘I’m going to f-cking kill you’: Comcare staffer compo bid fails
- 2014-07-23 — Jennifer Taylor to take the reins at Comcare
Passing mentions (10 shown)
Mentioned in the text but not the headline, so often not about this agency.
- 2026-08-03 — Defence rejects cover-up claims on Taipan chopper crash
- 2026-04-27 — Physical breach raises questions over ATO security
- 2026-02-15 — Monday Briefing: First Senate estimates of 2026
- 2026-02-10 — APS commissioner says ‘so long’ to Senate estimates
- 2026-02-04 — Defence’s big property shift is much more cut-and-run than bonanza
- 2025-12-14 — Review makes urgent call to modernise workers’ compensation
- 2025-12-04 — Email gaffe raises confidentiality concerns during estimates
- 2025-11-30 — Hits and misses as agency heads scramble to slash consulting spending
- 2025-11-06 — Movers & Shakers: WA and ACT name integrity chiefs
- 2025-09-21 — ANU spills incomplete reform plans
Workforce profile — as at 2025-12-31
| Measure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| % CALD | 18.3% | at this date |
| % Female | 61.3% | at this date |
| % Indigenous | 2.0% | at this date |
| % at the APS classification level | 67.4% | at this date |
| % non-ongoing | 6.9% | at this date |
| % part-time (ongoing employees) | 12.5% | at this date |
| % who have worked in only one agency (ongoing employees) | 61.1% | at this date |
| % with a bachelors degree or higher | 61.1% | at this date |
| % with a disability | 4.9% | at this date |
| Exit rate - from agency (ongoing employees) | 7.1% | Year ending December 2025 |
| Headcount | 798 | at this date |
| Mean Age (years) | 42.0 years | at this date |
| Median LOS in APS (years) | 5.3 years | at this date |
| Separation rate - from APS (ongoing employees) | 4.2% | at this date |
APSC APS Employment Data, counting this agency including any bodies beneath it. Headcount, not FTE — the APSED release does not publish FTE.
Year by year
| Measure | 2010-11 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS headcount | 667 | 723 | 676 | 661 | 689 | 689 | 670 | 653 | 626 | 626 | 634 | 666 | 717 | 773 | 798 | |
| SES | 9 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Contracts | 22 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 7 | ||||||||
| Contract value | $29,265,203 | $36,731,207 | $44,432,609 | $35,915,516 | $58,249,138 | $19,603,120 | $29,980,590 | $9,047,789 | ||||||||
| Budget ($000) | 424,407 | 467,689 | ||||||||||||||
| KMP disclosed | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Top total pay | $301,581 | $486,995 | $503,370 | $0 | $287,768 | $479,209 |
An empty cell means no publishable row for that year — unknown, not nil. Never read a blank as a fall to zero.
Sources — annual reports
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