Deloitte
Treasury hunts ‘financial efficiencies’ figure as hiring squeeze spreads
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus finds more budgets bearing down, consultants cracking on, an ombudsman out the door, and more.
- Matt Dennien and James Hall
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- Analysis
- Data centres
For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately
Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?
- David Swan
- Exclusive
- Queensland government
Former department head’s firm lands major work in consulting cash splash
A two-part investigation into government consultant and contractor use also found $25 million awarded to “big four” firms despite the LNP’s tough election stance.
- Matt Dennien
- Opinion
- AI
This botched government report should be wake-up call on AI hype
Beating up management consultants may be something of a national sport these days, but Deloitte Australia’s headache with AI is the latest example of why technology must be carefully managed.
- Elizabeth Knight
Thirty thousand people applied for Stephanie’s finance job. Two ‘soft skills’ sealed the deal
Securing a graduate role at a big four consulting firm can set you up for life. But as competition among hungry contenders intensifies, you need more than a university transcript up your sleeve.
- Bronte Gossling
- Opinion
- Federal budget
We have arrested the development of our young
For the under-35s, adulthood feels less like a rite of passage and more like a locked door.
- Ross Gittins
- Exclusive
- Superannuation
Senate committee orders Wayne Swan to explain ‘discrepancies’
Cbus’ chair will be asked to clarify “gaping holes” in his testimony last week following the release of an independent inquiry examining corporate governance failures at the fund.
- Sumeyya Ilanbey
Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference
Officials from Australia’s passport office are under investigation after a damning report said it had mishandled hundreds of millions, including huge blowouts on a contract proposed over a coffee.
- Shane Wright and Olivia Ireland
- Analysis
- Graduates
To get a corporate job, you soon might not need a degree
Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees, opting instead for skills-based hiring.
- Sarah Kessler
Chalmers prepares for weak economy to hit budget bottom line
Jim Chalmers is on track to deliver successive budget surpluses, but a slowing economy may force the nation’s finances back into the red.
- Shane Wright