Home Affairs' 1400-strong shadow workforce
The Department of Home Affairs had more than 1400 contractors, representing around 10 per cent of its official workforce, performing roles at the agency at the end of last year.
Big Un's $50,000 share for canapes issue
Big Un chief financial officer Andy Corner proposed issuing $50,000 of shares to pay for a "team night out" in an attempt to satisfy key shareholders, according to leaked emails.
MYOB claims conversion record
The accounting software maker announced a 16.3 per cent profit jump and claimed a record migration of non-subscribing users to its cloud platform.
How $200m of consulting contracts disappeared
Consulting contracts worth $200 million "magically disappeared" from a federal database after an audit report highlighted an alarming growth in the use of external advisory firms throughout the public service.
Public servants learn DIY consulting
Sick of paying big money to outside consultants to drive change in organisations they know little about? Now there's a DIY alternative.
EY shakes up top executive team
EY has reshuffled its top leadership team and streamlined its operations as the firm seeks to respond more quickly to changing market demands.
Best start to M&A; in three years; KPMG upbeat
Market volatility and tougher foreign investment guidelines haven't dented KPMG's upbeat view on mergers and acquisitions activity in 2018, as new data shows the strongest annual start in three years.
Finance accused of fudging efficiency data
'Complete nonsense': The Department of Finance has been accused of fudging data to argue that an ongoing crackdown on departmental spending was reducing the overall cost of running the federal bureaucracy.
KPMG hires media agency exec for new advisory unit
KPMG has claimed another industry scalp for its foray on the world of customer and marketing consulting.
Classification errors see big four firms classed as SMEs
The use of multiple ABNs by large consultancies is leading to their mis-classification as SMEs in government contracts, a parliamentary committee has heard.
PwC, EY classed as SMEs in government tender data
The tracking of federal government tender data is so poor that big four accounting firms EY and PwC have been inadvertently classified as small and medium-sized enterprises.
Government struggles to define consultancy
When is a consultant not a consultant? The Department of Finance can't quite seem to decide its initial submission into an inquiry into use of consultants by the federal government.
KPMG’s share of new UK public sector contracts drops sharply
The value of new UK public sector contracts awarded to KPMG has dropped by almost 80 per cent since 2015 amid a series of high-profile scandals involving the big four accounting and consulting firm.
Expect an 'earthquake' every three years
Large companies will need to restructure every three years to become faster, flatter organisations, says McKinsey global chief Dominic Barton.
Accounting and consulting: most popular stories 2017
The most popular stories of the accounting and consulting section in 2017 were about the Top 100 accounting firms, CPA Australia and what it is really like to work at the big professional firms.
Consultants off Canberra's gravy train
An inquiry into the use of consultants by the federal government has set off alarm bells across an industry that has won management consulting-style contracts worth $39.4b from Canberra over the past five years.
New CPA president unveils own inflated pay
Wilson will make off with 78.5 per cent more than the benchmarked median paid chairmen of Australian companies of equivalent size (by annual revenue). What a sacrifice!
Big Un cash secret revealed
Big Un Limited, the high flying online video firm whose stock gained 1600 per cent in 2017, has admitted its customers are advanced payments by a Sydney finance company.
How a Deloitte consultant deals with depression
If you're a good worker when you're well, your employer will take the rough with the smooth says Deloitte consultant Chris Cass.
'I was too anxious to get out of bed,' says KPMG partner
Paul Howes is speaking out about his own mental health in a bid to help normalise the problem.
Depression brought ex-PwC partner a sense of purpose
After he recovered from a depressive episode, this former PwC partner chose a new career path.
Deloitte now barely an audit firm
The shift of Deloitte Australia away from its accounting roots has reached the point where only 15 per cent of its income now comes from the statutory audits of companies.
EY moves to offshore executive assistants
EY' Alison De Kleuver says her offshore EA is as good or better than having one in the office nextdoor.
Centrelink $600,000 consultancy spend in spotlight
The Department of Human Services has been criticised for entering into contracts worth more than $600,000 with an American consultancy firm to help resolve ongoing problems with Centrelink call centres.
Massive under-reporting of consultant use by government
Federal government departments may be under-reporting their use of consultants by hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
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