Release of consultant outputs unlikely, inquiry hears

Finance is all about procurement transparency, an inquiry heard. Just don’t expect consultants reports to be released.

13 June, 2023

Govt employees charged with fraud, abuse of office

Three men have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Australian government while working for a public service agency.

11 June, 2020

‘Tetris’ solution to save Finance $300m doesn’t stack up, audit says

Government claims that $300 million in savings can be achieved by a ‘Tetris-type’ plan to pack public servants into unused office space don’t hold water, an audit has found.

18 October, 2018

Experts flag lack of accountability in procurement contracts

Current contract arrangements often prevent consultants from being held accountable for the advice they give to government while ambiguous reporting makes it difficult to determine the value for money of outsourced work.

19 March, 2018

Government’s $80,000 procurement contract threshold in focus

Inquiry hears the Department of Finance should carry out a more detailed investigation into whether there is “systematic flouting” of the procurement rules.

12 March, 2018

NSW lacks coherent plan on cyber security: audit

The NSW Auditor-General has called on the State Government to ramp up cyber security after she found most agencies had untested response procedures, poor reporting of incidents and questionable staff training.

5 March, 2018

Crack down on politicians’ entitlements now, say academics

Travel expenses biggest rort.

26 January, 2017

Turnbull pledges crackdown on myGov, underperforming online services

Private sector experts parachuted into problem areas.

16 June, 2016

Medicare outsourcing skunkworks explodes into confusion

Accusations fly as stealth project outed in Estimates.

11 February, 2016

NISA: Turnbull’s innovation agenda a reboot for government & industry

Digital Transformation Office to set up ‘Digital Marketplace’.

7 December, 2015

MasterCard and Citi want government to pay

Virtual cards to ease procurement pain.

10 November, 2015

National Archives mandates new digital “Information Governance” frameworks for mid-2016

Agencies told to get cracking on interoperability and standards.

26 October, 2015

Finance and Halton soften on staff pay offer

Increase in work hours goes by wayside.

20 August, 2015

Parliament House Canberra runs out of room, mulls nearby land grab

Basement dwellers beg to be released from the Big House.

18 August, 2015