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by emmelaich 252 days ago
Not unrelated, but the Albanese govt spending way too much on consultants.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/deloi...

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/labor-vowed-to-crack...
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HelloUsername 252 days ago
> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/deloi...

Why did you include the same article that you're posting on?

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emmelaich 251 days ago
Oops. I'm pretty sure I had a much older article but must've fouled up my copy'n'paste.

But while I'm here .. https://retractionwatch.com/2024/03/04/kpmg-government-repor...

"KPMG government report on research integrity makes up reference involving Retraction Watch founders"

An August 2023 report on research integrity by consulting firm KPMG, commissioned by an Australian government agency, contains a made-up reference, Retraction Watch has discovered.

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JohnKemeny 252 days ago
The Albanese government is the sitting federal government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party.
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