Victorian government departments spent $671m on consultants over the last five years, figures from the audit office show.
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June 8, 2023
by Judy Skatssoon
Consultancy industry unregulated, unaccountable, committee hears
Only 300 of Australia’s 90,000 consultants are registered with their peak standards-setting body.
May 25, 2023
by Judy Skatssoon
NSW threatens rogue consultants with multi-million dollar fines
The NSW government says it will introduce multi-million dollar fines for consultants who leak confidential tax information.
May 22, 2023
by Judy Skatssoon
Most support ban on unethical government consultants
Australians think consultants that breach trust should be banned from dealing with government, as the government foreshadows action against PwC.
March 6, 2023
by Judy Skatssoon
NSW plan to cut spending on consultants set to fail, auditor says.
The NSW government made a policy commitment in 2019 to cut spending on consultants. The plan isn’t going well.
February 3, 2023
by Judy Skatssoon
Government consultancy spend nudges $900 million
The federal government is forking our more money for consultants, with expenditure more than doubling over the last ten years.
December 20, 2016
by Guest Contributor
Best of 2016: Cash for contradictions: KPMG’s model for council mergers
Model behaviour for $480k.
June 30, 2016
by Marie Sansom
Australia’s public servants could rush to Britain’s aid following Brexit
Keep calm and carry on?
March 29, 2016
by Marie Sansom
Experts reap $1500 a day for NSW council merger public inquiries
Merger savings shrink as legal fees bite.