28
"Free public transport in Victoria through April as fuel prices continue to climb" (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/melbourne@aussie.zone
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Perhaps the one silver lining to US imperialism, is that more people will want better public transport

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    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

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 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.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent