South Australia cracks regulatory whip on government purchasing
A big shake-up of SA’s state procurement policy aims to give locals a real shot at winning government contracts – if they hire South Australians.
20 February, 2014
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South Australia gives business tender touch
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The South Australian government is sending local businesses back to school to learn how to successfully tender for government contracts. As the push for local businesses to get a bigger slice of the procurement pie increases, Premier Jay Weatherill has committed funding of $60,000 for the state’s chamber of […]
12 September, 2013
Holden’s subsidy demand spells more doubt for fleet buyers
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australian public sector fleet buyers are facing fresh uncertainty over the future of General Motors Holden’s domestic manufacturing operations Australia after the carmaker reportedly demanded another $265 million from the federal government in addition to the $275 million that Canberra has already committed to keep the Aussie icon’s factories […]
12 July, 2013
PM burns rubber on campaign for councils to buy Australian cars
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Local governments have come under direct pressure from Prime Minister Julia Gillard to use ratepayer’s money to buy Australian vehicles for their fleets to help keep the domestic car manufacturing alive – despite billions of dollars in government subsidies failing to keep factories at Ford and Mitsubishi operating. Ms […]
18 June, 2013
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