ANAO Defence Major Projects Report (Australia): 86% of 49 projects now cost more than their baseline figure, as at 30 Jun 2025.
Cite: Australian National Audit Office (2025). ANAO Defence Major Projects Report (Australia). Tollgate Data, https://data.tollgatehq.com/datasets/anao-mpr, as at 30 Jun 2025. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 AU.
What share of ANAO Defence MPR projects cost more than their baseline? 86% of 49 projects now cost more than their baseline figure. ANAO Defence Major Projects Report (Australia): the source's own growth figure, nominal, with indexation and FX included wherever the source includes them.
Do bigger ANAO Defence MPR projects overrun more often? Cost sits above baseline for 58% to 100% of projects across the four size bands. ANAO Defence Major Projects Report (Australia): share of projects above baseline cost, by quartile of project size. Association, not cause.
How many ANAO Defence MPR projects enter and leave each snapshot? 78% of the 68 projects seen before 2024-25 are absent from it. ANAO Defence Major Projects Report (Australia): each bar holds the projects continuing from the previous snapshot and those entering at this one, so it is that snapshot's own population.