'Shockingly high': Unis spend $1.8b on consultants and contractors
By Steve Cannane and Lara Sonnenschein

Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/university-consultants-fees-uts-kpmg-four-corners/106499192

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Here are three lesser-known critical mistakes associations make. They can be summarized with the phrase "Don't do that!"

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/associations-2/2025/03/dont-do-that-1

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The Register: PwC will say goodbye to staff who aren’t convinced about AI. “You’ll use AI and like it too – if you work for PwC. Paul Griggs, US chief executive of the global professional services giant, has made clear there is no room at the corporation for AI skeptics.”