By Julian Bajkowski Queensland premier Campbell Newman has confirmed that a ban on IBM securing new public sector business in the state is still standing after the government commenced legal…
Category: Procurement
Queensland transport minister tries to sell second-hand train toilets
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Queensland’s Minister for Transport Scott Emerson has left little to the imagination on what he thinks about the state’s previous train procurement efforts after…
NSW government set to refresh tech advisory and buying panels
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales government is on the hunt for a new technology industry and procurement experts for the two key advisory panels it…
Feds dial into BYOD for Whole-of-Government
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The federal government has officially gone to the market to recast it’s whole-of-government procurement of mobile products and services after the Department of Finance…
Queensland taps Bombardier to replace ageing train fleet
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Queensland government has tapped the Bombardier NGR Consortium as the selected tenderer to supply a new fleet of 75 six-car passenger trains in…
NSW ministers forced to sacrifice Harbour Views
By Paul Hemsley The iconic views of Sydney Harbour once par for the course in the plush office suits of New South Wales government ministers are set to become a…
Engineers Australia backs Tasmanian procurement changes
By Paul Hemsley The nation’s leading engineering representative body, Engineers Australia, has backed the Tasmanian government’s move to overhaul the state’s tendering and procurement processes and development assessment and planning…
Canberra light rail momentum gains as Melbourne gets new Jumbo Tram
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Australia’s metropolitan revival of light rail and tramways is showing no sign of slowing down soon. As the nation’s capital, Canberra, finally makes tentative…
Sydney orders new trams amid week-long derailment
By Paul Hemsley The New South Wales government has ordered six new light rail vehicles as it struggles to placate frustrated commuters hit by a week-long outage after two of…
Fleet managers warn of safety risks in FBT changes
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Fleet Management Association (AFMA) has intensified its campaign against Canberra’s removal of longstanding concessions for new car buyers under the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) regime,…