Greens policy puts public sector into election Editors' Picks ANALYSIS The Australian Greens’ policy on restoring public sector numbers provides an opportunity for people in the major political parties to reflect on the way
Premium Insights and analysis Transparency in government and the role of parliamentary budget offices January 31, 2022 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks What is transparency and why do we need it? Transparency and openness are key to building accountability. Without accountability and trust, our governments cannot function
Premium Insights and analysis What looms for the APS after a year like this? December 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks For the Australian Public Service, 2021 has thrown up a number of challenging issues — issues big enough that 2022 looms as an important inflection
Premium Insights and analysis A deeper look at audit inspection reporting December 3, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Audit and assurance services are provided by professionals who are registered with the corporate regulator and the accounting firms that audit listed companies that periodically
Some audit work insufficient, inspection report finds December 1, 2021 By Tom Ravlic News Some Australian auditors are still having trouble doing the sums on asset values and impairment of certain kinds of assets and revenue, according to the
Brendan Lyon exposes the rotten world of high-stakes consulting November 9, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks One of Australia’s most respected infrastructure experts has exposed how rotten the culture of public service outsourcing really is. In extraordinary evidence to a NSW
NSW treasury secretary drawn into allegations state budget numbers fudged November 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture A former KMPG partner has told a parliamentary inquiry that his work for Transport NSW compromised his ethics after a discovery that the state budget
Premium Insights and analysis More parliamentary monitoring of financial planners a good idea October 11, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks There is a strong case for more intense monitoring by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, as well as the Senate Economics
Global call for royal commission into Australian auditing discipline, following huge KPMG fine September 23, 2021 By Tom Ravlic News A global body representing management accountants has called for a royal commission into the auditing and assurance discipline in Australia, following recent revelations that a
Questions raised about sacking of NSW transport boss and state budget cover-up June 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry A former New South Wales auditor-general has accused the state government of using an ‘accounting gimmick’ to artificially inflate its budgets by tens of billions
Partner Content COVID-19 demands vigilance on cyber security measures July 31, 2020 By Phil Baker On the 19th June, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australian governments, businesses and political organisations, are actively ‘being targeted by a sophisticated state-based cyber
Promoted eBook: Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2020 July 30, 2020 By Oracle Addressing security configurations amid a state of constant change. Most organisations are in the process of taking the leap into digital transformation. The rapid adoption
Partner Content Trust and the future of telehealth services in Australia July 17, 2020 By KPMG In response to COVID-19, the federal government expanded telehealth services in March as a way of containing the virus and reducing potential transmission between health
Partner Content Compassion in disaster management and public policy July 16, 2020 By KPMG 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
