Premium Insights and analysis What looms for the APS after a year like this? Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Who wants to be remembered as the public service leader who sat and watched as the joint burnt down?…
Premium Insights and analysis A deeper look at audit inspection reporting Friday December 3, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Findings based on 45 audits by ASIC can never be representative of the state of audit quality in Australia.
Some audit work insufficient, inspection report finds Wednesday December 1, 2021 By Tom Ravlic News ASIC finds some Australian auditors are still having trouble doing the sums on asset values and impairment of certain kinds of assets.
Brendan Lyon exposes the rotten world of high-stakes consulting Tuesday November 9, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Do consultants working for governments do what they're told, have conflicts of interest and get sacrificed if they tell the truth? Yes.
NSW treasury secretary drawn into allegations state budget numbers fudged Tuesday November 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture A former KMPG partner has told a parliamentary inquiry his work for Transport NSW compromised his ethics and he was ‘bullied’ by Michael Pratt.
Premium Insights and analysis More parliamentary monitoring of financial planners a good idea Monday October 11, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Professional bodies that oversee the financial planning game should be required to front parliamentary committees to update us on sector self-regulation.
Global call for royal commission into Australian auditing discipline, following huge KPMG fine Thursday September 23, 2021 By Tom Ravlic News KPMG Australia was fined more AUD$600,000 on evidence of cheating on tests designed to ensure staff members had the necessary knowledge to do their jobs.
Questions raised about sacking of NSW transport boss and state budget cover-up Wednesday June 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry A former NSW auditor-general has accused the state government of using an ‘accounting gimmick’ to artificially inflate its budgets by tens of billions over six…
Promoted COVID-19 demands vigilance on cyber security measures Friday July 31, 2020 By Phil Baker Sponsored As with so many other ill-fated sectors of the economy, the number of cyber attacks has also grown since COVID-19’s global spread. Keeping ahead of…
eBook: Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2020 Thursday July 30, 2020 By Oracle Resource library The Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2020 analyses cloud trends while asking the tough questions every department or agency should be asking.
Promoted Trust and the future of telehealth services in Australia Friday July 17, 2020 By KPMG Sponsored In response to COVID-19, telehealth consultations surged and by May, 4.7 million people had received 7.7 million telehealth services in Australia.
Promoted Compassion in disaster management and public policy Thursday July 16, 2020 By KPMG Career Advice Mark Crosweller AFSM has a stellar 35-year career in emergency management, including operational experience as a firefighter as well as roles in senior executive leadership…
Promoted Australia needs to be creative in the arts Monday July 6, 2020 By KPMG Career Advice Australia has the opportunity to facilitate a creative industries boom to help drive social and economic participation, accelerate innovation as well as productivity growth.
Big Four consultancy firms receive $640m a year to perform ‘day-to-day’ public service jobs Wednesday June 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Labor MP Julian Hill has called for an inquiry into what he describes as 'privatisation of Australia’s public service by stealth'.
Promoted COVID-19 creates unrivalled opportunities for structural economic, employment and educational reform Tuesday June 16, 2020 By KPMG Career Advice COVID-19 has been a once in a lifetime phenomenon. It has unfolded rapidly and in addition to the effects on health, its profound impact on…
