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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

So many hyped upgrades, one heritage heavy system that simply refuses to die. Peter Cottrell, long-term government mainframe public servant.

Think policy lives with ministers? Think again. A new playbook asks public servants to rethink who really shapes policy and how.