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Telstra Limited leads $27.2M Australia defense award day

Australia desk. Official data dated . Source: AusTender. Generated by AwardTape from the official record; figures are not edited by hand.

AusTender lists 46 defense and security award notices dated Nov 4, 2026, worth $27.2M at AwardTape's conversion. The largest is Telstra Limited, $12.0M (17,170,972 AUD) from Department of Defence.

Largest buyers: Department of Defence $27.2M.

Largest awards

SupplierBuyerNoticeOfficial amountUSD (converted)
Telstra LimitedDepartment of DefenceICT Services17,170,972 AUD$12.0M
Mercedes-benz AustraliaDepartment of DefenceTransportation2,893,072 AUD$2.0M
Xamplify Services Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceMaintenance and Support Services2,848,979 AUD$2.0M
Cellebrite Australia Pty LimitedDepartment of DefenceSoftware Services1,389,455 AUD$972,667
Starlink Internet Business Services PTE LTDDepartment of DefenceSubscriptions Services1,289,583 AUD$902,753
Weibel Scientific ADepartment of DefenceInterim Support800,000 AUD$560,028
Weibel Scientific ADepartment of DefenceSystems Support Services697,713 AUD$488,424
Weibel Scientific ADepartment of DefenceMaintenance Support Services697,713 AUD$488,424
Nioa Nominees Pty. LimitedDepartment of DefenceWeapon Spares685,843 AUD$480,114
Exemplo Constructions Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceRefurbishment Works687,776 AUD$472,568
Consunet Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceProject Support Services605,000 AUD$415,693
Veritas Buildings & Infrastructure Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceProject Management554,382 AUD$380,914

AwardTape analysis: Values are award notice amounts published by the buyer, converted to U.S. dollars by AwardTape for comparison. The local currency amount is the official figure. Registries publish on their own schedules, so a day's notices are not the same as a ministry's daily spending.

Sources

How to cite: AwardTape, "Telstra Limited leads $27.2M Australia defense award day", Nov 4, 2026, https://awardtape.com/briefs/2026-11-04/au/