Public transport to be free for Victorians in April as fuel prices climb
www.abc.net.au
The Victorian government says public transport will be free across the state in April in a bid to relieve cost-of-living pressure as fuel prices continue to climb.
      • MisterFrog@aussie.zoneOP
        3·
        29 天前

        Probably not a controversial opinion, but we could save so much money if we stopped hiring consultants for building tech things.

        BoM website makeover cost almost $100M.

        “Small government” is also the scam the brought us the initial myki rollout fiasco.

        This all being said, I agree, public transport should be free and expanded. We can’t keep on with the clearly terrible urban planning of urban sprawl and cars

        • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
          3·
          29 天前

          i mean, we should stop hiring business consultants to write software lol

          there are small/local consultancies that actually do a great job: just like hiring a team of contractors

          large multinationals with a focus on accounting and business with “oh also we do salesforce” is the real problem… they optimise their costs rather than focusing on quality

          • MisterFrog@aussie.zoneOP
            1·
            28 天前

            Or we could benefit by having a permanent team who will be cheaper in the long-run, because of familiarity with the systems and projects they build and maintain.

            Hiring outside consultants of any kind for a permanent government requirement is pure insanity (or in reality, grift) if you ask me.

            I’m sure there are consultancies who do a great job. The actual employees are usually not the problem.

            But let’s just give those same employees a permanent job and cut out the middle men who are offering no value whatsoever.