Education bureaucrat's wife bought contractor shares News ULTRANET INQUIRY: Yet another Education Department employee owned shares in contractor CSG, IBAC heard yesterday, along with an “unusual” process for drafting a tender exemption application.
'Stockholm syndrome' facilitated corruption, IBAC hears March 1, 2016 By David Donaldson News ULTRANET INQUIRY: A culture of fear in the Education Department allowed corruption to flourish, even though “sham” payments were “common knowledge”. And the procurement board’s “rubber stamp” mentality also failed.
The 'silly bastard' who bought shares in the tender company February 26, 2016 By David Donaldson News ULTRANET INQUIRY: Former employees invested in a company before and after it was awarded a highly contentious software contract, IBAC has heard in its Education Department probe.
'Shocked into silence': Education 'oppressive' on Ultranet February 24, 2016 By David Donaldson News ULTRANET HEARINGS: Victoria’s Education Department used “dodgy” processes to appoint tenders and hire staff to the Ultranet project. The IBAC inquiry into alleged corruption heard more “shocking” allegations yesterday.
Dep sec 'propped up' tenderer of Victoria's Ultranet February 23, 2016 By David Donaldson News Former Education Department deputy secretary Darrell Fraser lost his temper when it was suggested the Ultranet contract should go to a rival to the tenderer Fraser was allegedly “propping up”.
Ultranet inquiry: claims of Education Department corruption February 16, 2016 By David Donaldson Education The Victorian Education Department’s failed Ultranet software system may have cost four times the original budgeted amount following flawed tendering. And staff failed to declare conflicts of interest, IBAC heard yesterday.
