The Thodey review of the public service has been a “missed opportunity” so far, and a Labor government would “pick up and run” with its reform agenda, Shadow Treasurer...
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The first article in the series ‘Defending the NDIS’, looked at the horrific complexity caused by the actuarial fiction of ‘primary disability’. The second article zeroed in on the...
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In the first article in the series ‘Defending the NDIS’ – Complexity – I pointed to the actuarial fiction of ‘primary disability’ as the root cause of NDIS complexity....
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While the pre-election period saw a flurry of controversial appointments to plum jobs in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, numerous government-appointed leadership roles in Australia’s innovation and technology system have...
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The NDIS is a case study in the crucifying complexity of policy and service delivery. It is also a case study in the failings of digital government services. This...
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The tax office will pay Irish-domiciled tech giant Accenture nearly $3.5 million per month over the next year and a half for work on its large-scale project consolidating business...
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US tech giant AWS has had its whole-of-government sourcing deal extended and “enhanced”, after the value of its previous deal ballooned in value by more than 10 times to...
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The Department of Home Affairs will spend at least $20 million on contractors to test its IT projects this financial year, including adding $4 million to one provider’s contract...
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Deloitte will be paid $6 million over the next year to assist with the substantial GovERP project delivering the “digital backbone” for the public sector, joining fellow big four...
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The digital transformation of government has proven difficult for Australia, particularly at the federal level. While some of the states are having some success, the federal government seems stalled,...
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With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are starting to gossip about what an Albanese administration would mean for them. For...
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There is “insufficient evidence” that the federal government’s $150 million program to streamline grants has delivered any benefits, and the scheme has failed to achieve three of its four...
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Every year both the Treasurer’s budget speech and the Opposition Leader’s reply speech are criticised for what they didn’t say, almost as much for what they did. Most of...
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And the Oscar for outstanding performance in growing revenue derived from federal contracts during a pandemic goes to … KPMG! What a performance! Global consulting giant KPMG’s spectacular new...