I cannot be sure about your money specifically so DYOR but a number of ideas come to mind about money around here;
1) It may have gone walkabouts in the bush, AKA Jungles, and one should be proud of this "Extraordinary" disappearance, or
2) It may have gone tward a new couch and you should again be proud to be support gerry-a-tricks (whoops, wrong spelling, meant geriatrics), or
3) It could have gone tward the Oh How Dopey project management. Again you should be proud as this this furthers advancement in standard of research so they know in future 1gk/cubic meter is not quite the same as 4kg/cubic meter concentration.
4) It may have gone to "nothing" but still significant because "it is anove background levels", so be proud to be part of an above background performing Aussie company.
5) Your money may be trapped in NT. So, stay put as AGL will be fracking and money will errupt volcanic and you will be one proud believer!