Tag: Barbara Pocock

Accenture’s $7 billion diversity gamble

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
One of government’s biggest technology service sellers has ditched diversity policies in the shadow of the Trump administration, raising questions about how it can remain a responsible supplier. Accenture,...

Senate crossbench draws Future Made in Australia battlelines

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Senate crossbenchers that the federal government needs to win over to pass its Future Made in Australia bill are demanding more transparency, emissions assessments and an explicit ban on...

BoM’s $886m consultant ‘gravy train’ wraps up

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The bill for the Bureau of Meteorology’s seven-year tech overhaul is $866 million and there are fears it could rise further, despite the agency’s CEO declaring the project complete...

BoM technology projects hit by an Estimates whirlwind

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Bureau of Meteorology was challenged by senators on Wednesday after not answering a series of questions about suspected cost blow outs in its technology projects...

Future fight for Made in Australia billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Opposition will try and block an Albanese government plan to provide almost $14 billion in tax credits to Australia’s green hydrogen and critical minerals industries because taxpayers should...