Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference

Passport office blew $135,000 on cancelled Port Douglas conference

Officials from Australia’s passport office are under investigation after a damning report said it had mishandled hundreds of millions,including huge blowouts on a contract proposed over a coffee.

  • byShane Wright andOlivia Ireland

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To get a corporate job,you soon might not need a degree
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To get a corporate job,you soon might not need a degree

Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees,opting instead for skills-based hiring.

  • bySarah Kessler
Chalmers prepares for weak economy to hit budget bottom line

Chalmers prepares for weak economy to hit budget bottom line

Jim Chalmers is on track to deliver successive budget surpluses,but a slowing economy may force the nation’s finances back into the red.

  • byShane Wright
Tony Abbott snubs ABC doco,hosts work drinks instead

Tony Abbott snubs ABC doco,hosts work drinks instead

The ABC’s tell-all documentary on the Abbott era clashed with the former PM’s back-to-work shindig on Monday night.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andMadeleine Heffernan
Introducing Deloitte,a poster child for the cringe era

Introducing Deloitte,a poster child for the cringe era

There’s cringeworthy content,then there’s the dross that this consultancy giant served up to its staff the other day.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andKishor Napier-Raman
Optus debacle a reminder of the double-edged sword of connectivity

Optus debacle a reminder of the double-edged sword of connectivity

The woeful response of the Optus upper management to the catastrophe suggests heads must surely roll.

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Will PwC fly in big boss for governance review release?

Will PwC fly in big boss for governance review release?

Ziggy Switkowski’s report,commissioned after the tax leak scandal,is set to drop right around grand final weekend. Talk about taking out the trash.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Deloitte partners crowd-surf over mosh pits at Adelaide retreat

Deloitte partners crowd-surf over mosh pits at Adelaide retreat

But the firm still insists it wasn’t a party.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
At the races:Surprise nod to Ben Roberts-Smith by mystery sponsor

At the races:Surprise nod to Ben Roberts-Smith by mystery sponsor

Race seven at the Queanbeyan Race Club was,for a short time,listed as “We Support Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG 900”.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
With Big Four under siege,Deloitte partners hold Adelaide retreat

With Big Four under siege,Deloitte partners hold Adelaide retreat

Just don’t call it a party. It’s definitely not a party.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andSherryn Groch
After Senate roasting,Deloitte boss skips NSW parliamentary inquiry

After Senate roasting,Deloitte boss skips NSW parliamentary inquiry

After admitting last month he was paid too much,Deloitte chief executive Adam Powick has decided to sit out a NSW inquiry into consulting services.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andDavid Estcourt