Premium Insights and analysis Big four consultancy scandals born of APS tech skills abandonment Federal The lines between consulting firms, outsourcers and vendors have been blurring for a decade.
$4bn APS addiction to Big Four fostered by steady flow of political donations: Centre for Public Integrity May 22, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry CPI says consulting firms funnel returns into recurring political donations to build a culture of policy development co-dependency.
Consultants are conflicted, which is why criticism is fair May 17, 2023 By John Glenn Defence Consultants are naturally conflicted to some extent with the public sector – they are not your friends, writes John Glenn.
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.
Premium Insights and analysis No better time to review auditing and regulatory structures June 7, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks A key reason to change the way the standard-setting system is structured is that accounting and auditing guidance is legally backed.
Premium Insights and analysis Regulators and legislators playing catch-up November 24, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Culture Two recent cases expose some of the issues that exist when institutions are either unwilling to or incapable of broadening their reporting.
