Tech projects and consultants to feel the heat in 2024


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

A bevy of government tech projects, procurements and landmark legislation will go under the microscope in 2024, as the Albanese government pledges better outcomes in the last full year of its first term.

Early and important Senate inquiries will start looking at the upcoming $700 million digital ID scheme, as well as controversial changes to Defence trade controls from next month, while the Auditor-General has already started tabling audits.

Scrutiny will also be applied retroactively, with committees to rake over the failed visa platform upgrade, the Optus outage, and the expanded use of consultants in Canberra.

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