Newly compiled data reveals Defence has spent nearly $4 billion on large consulting firms over the past decade, more than all other Australian government departments combined.
PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG have received more than $3.7 billion dollars since 2012The analysis prepared by the Greens confirms, is by far the largest recipient of defence contracts among the big four consulting firms.
Since 2012 defence contracts awarded to consultancy firms PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG have totalled over $3.7 billion dollars, with the great bulk of the department's spending occurring since 2016. "Something's rotten in the centre of Defence to allow this to happen," says Greens Senator David Shoebridge, whose office analysed a decade's worth of government contracting data.
According to the research, in each of the last six years Defence's spending on the "Big four" consultancies has been almost doubling year on year.
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