Merged consultant group sets sights on new government contracts
Synergy and ThinkPlace have merged to create what they hope will be a new major player in the government consulting market.
21 January, 2024Synergy and ThinkPlace have merged to create what they hope will be a new major player in the government consulting market.
21 January, 2024Former McKinsey consultant Andrew Nipe will lead the federal government’s new in-house function, Australian Government Consulting.
5 December, 2023The Victorian government spent $561 million on consultants and $11.1 billion on contractors in the last four years.
29 November, 2023The NSW government is reviewing the use of contractors by Sydney Metro.
12 November, 2023Consultants will be banned from doing core government work under new guidelines issued by the APSC.
23 October, 2023A leading think tank has called for strict and consistent penalties for consulting firms that breach public trust.
9 October, 2023A disproportionate focus on making money and an ‘overly collegial culture’ contributed to the downfall of consultants PwC, a report says.
27 September, 2023A report recommends that NACC investigate matters relating to procurement and consultant use by Services Australia.
13 September, 2023A consultant was awarded overlapping contracts by two different NSW government departments worth a total of $2.5 million.
6 September, 2023The government is planning to increase fines for consultants who promote tax dodging schemes to $780 million.
7 August, 2023Treasurer Jim Chalmers has foreshadowed plans to beef up the public service as the government slashes spending on consultants.
21 July, 2023Consultancy firm Deloitte has refused to answer questions about which department was involved in the misuse of government information by one of its employees.
17 July, 2023PwC will spin off its government business as it continues to sink under the weight of the tax information leaks scandal.
26 June, 2023NSW has banned PwC from getting new government tax consultancy contracts for three months.
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