Public sector estimates’ homework should be more detailed Defence Senator Pocock questioned Defence over the movement of department staff from the public service to private sector consulting practices.
Premium Insights and analysis Many shades of conflict needing management February 15, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Legislators, public servants grapple with how to handle private sector entities providing services to the government.
PwC submits homework before Christmas February 5, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry News of the firm’s Christmas dash has come as parliamentarians at a federal and state level begin to gear up for committee hearings.
Boyd wants consultants to report to NSW parliament once a year December 21, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Abigail Boyd chaired the NSW committee that spent much of 2023 quizzing major accounting firms on their provision of government services.
Scyne Advisory set to open its doors next week November 8, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Scyne was created in the aftermath of controversy over a breach of a confidentiality by former PwC partner Peter Collins.
Bureaucrats too meek to political masters, says Grattan October 31, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal Political journalist Michelle Grattan has used the 2023 Speaker’s Lecture to call for the public service to become frank and fearless.
Stubbins departs PwC after concluding stint as acting CEO October 24, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry Kristin Stubbins’ term as boss involved exiting a series of partners and committing PwC to the public release of Ziggy Switkowski’s report.
Pyne says media has a role in public service’s consultant use September 13, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Christoper Pyne has said the media’s outsized reactions to small bureaucratic mistakes are a factor in the reliance on consultants.
How the NZ public service gets bang for its buck from consultants September 5, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry A New Zealand government consulting services panel is one aspect the government is looking at as it eases its reliance on consultants.
Premium Columnists Coalition scandals the gift that keeps on giving, but time is of the essence August 4, 2023 By Verona Burgess Community & Social The risk for the government lies in messing up the remedies and becoming too bogged down in its enemy’s transgressions to find clear air.
Premium Columnists Challenges and problems with the lobbyists consultancy system May 14, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Meetings between lobbyists, consultants and their political audience is one focus on sustaining Australia’s democratic standing.
Budget 2023: PM&C in-house consulting service receives start-up funding May 10, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry An in-house consulting model within the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet has received $10.9 million worth of funding in the May Budget.
Premium Columnists Government consultants are not the gods of their own imagination March 8, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Sage, shaman? Hardly. The consultant’s strength lies only in self-promotion and their projection of self-confidence.
UK in-house consulting model ‘quite different’ to ours, says Gallagher February 15, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The UK in-house consulting model was examined in the Finance and Public Administration References Committee’s 2021 APS Inc report.
How much the government spent on Big Four contracts, per ANAO February 3, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry The government spent $888 million on consultant-related contracts for the 2021-22 financial year, an increase from $352 million in 2012-13.
