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Victoria’s spending on consultancies on rising trend

News

The Victorian government’s spending on consultancies has soared by $49 million in just one financial year, annual report data shows.

Anti hunting lobby cries foul over Victoria’s wetland bird records

By Melissa Coade

Energy & Environment

A group named the Coalition Against Duck Shooting has accused Victoria’s Game Management Authority of falsifying the number of wetland birds in the state.

Victorian councils failing to provide workplaces that are free from sexual harassment, audit finds

By Shannon Jenkins

Culture

More than one in four Victorian local government staff and councillors have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, the state auditor-general has found.

Vic public servants requested police support for hotel quarantine days into scheme, emails show

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

A second email two days into the scheme urged DHHS to ban those in quarantine from leaving their rooms for any reason and to bring in police support.

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Good money after bad: six reasons why governments ignore evidence of service failure — and how to do better

By David Donaldson

Features

There are some pretty fundamental reasons why governments continue spending money on poorly performing programs, explains DJPR deputy secretary David Clements. But he also has advice on how to make change in complex systems.

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