Inquiry to focus on Commonwealth procurement

A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the way Commonwealth entities manage contracts.

8 July, 2024

Questions raised about ‘cultivation’ of govt officials by tech vendors

A parliamentary committee has questioned whether big ICT vendors are ‘inappropriately cultivating’ Commonwealth officials.

1 July, 2024

Commonwealth employment services broken, in need of major rebuild

A report says the Commonwealth employment system is making people more unemployable.

3 December, 2023

Report wants corruption probe of procurement at Services Australia

A report recommends that NACC investigate matters relating to procurement and consultant use by Services Australia.

13 September, 2023

Report finds procurement panels stifling competition

Commonwealth procurement panels are stifling competition, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

9 August, 2023

Public Sector probity and ethics focus of new inquiry

Financial regulators ASIC, APRA and the ACCC will be the focus of an inquiry into public sector probity and ethics.

12 July, 2023

‘Industrial scale’ grants rorting led councils to despair

An inquiry has found ‘industrial scale rorting’ of commonwealth grants programs.

4 July, 2023