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·
      3 months ago

      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·
        3 months ago

        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·
          3 months ago

          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.