Canberra's governance crisis exposed by $77M system failure and corruption
Canberra's government accountability has collapsed, revealed through a $77M abandoned IT system and multiple serious corruption findings.
Canberra's government is facing a deepening accountability crisis. A $77M HR system was abandoned with nothing to show, and an audit found no one responsible for the failure.
A $8.5M payment for a 'complexity and systems thinker' role at the college led to a serious corruption finding by the Integrity Commission. An $18M contract was steered to suit the CFMEU ahead of a cheaper local builder, also found serious corrupt conduct.
The MLA involved in that scandal still sits in the Assembly. Teachers have walked off the job three times this year.
Schools are combining classes to as many as 63 students at once. Government debt is climbing so fast it threatens a failed-state path.
The Chief Minister holds power on fewer than 11,000 votes in his own electorate.
- $77 million
- Abandoned system
- $8.5 million
- Corruption payment
- $18 million
- Steered contract
- fewer than 11,000
- Chief Minister votes
Why it mattersSystematic accountability failures in government put public services and taxpayer funds at risk, with no one held responsible.
AustraliaCanberra residents face deteriorating schools, rising debt, and a government where corruption findings do not cost anyone their seat.
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