Those with inside experience say the unwillingness of the public service to hold contractors accountable for ethical breaches ...

Commonwealth procurement is big business. So why is there a wide gap between the professionalism expected of public servants ...

Two-and-a-half years ago, a joint committee into procurement said sole sourcing 'is poor procurement practice and should be ...

The Indigenous Procurement Policy is widely described as a runaway success story. But businesses engaged with the policy say that procurement officers don't know how to implement it.

Meeting expectations means dismantling silos between providers and embracing innovations like telehealth and community-based ...

Mark Cushing. Mark is BDO’s National Leader for Consulting, based in the firm’s Brisbane office. He provides strategic ...

Kerrie Baldwin. Kerrie is a Director in BDO’s Consulting team in Brisbane. With over 14 years’ experience in the health ...

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In this special report, Connor Pearce outlines the major issues facing Commonwealth procurement in 2026. From the misuse of panel contracts, to overreliance on consultants, to culture problems that ...

Richard Marles and Pat Conroy announced a new centralised procurement agency for Defence last year. Critics say it'll take more than that to fix the department's 'culture' issues.

PSA South Australia has reached an in-principle agreement with the government for a 10.8% pay increase, plus bonuses for the lowest paid.

Real-time political donation disclosure is still future tense. For now, the old fundraising model rolls on largely untouched.