A temporary IT staffing contract at Home Affairs was budgeted at $18 million. The final cost: $42.3 million. That's 135% over budget, awarded to Infosys BPO through limited tender — meaning no other firm got a chance to bid. An extra $24 million of your taxes, no competitive process, no accountability.
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$24.3M of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at Department of Home Affairs. A temporary IT staffing contract at Home Affairs was budgeted at $18 million. The final cost: $42.3 million. That's 135% over budget, awarded to Infosys BPO through limited tender — meaning no other firm got a chance to bid. An extra $24 million of your taxes, no competitive process, no accountability.
Spread across Australia's 10.8 million households, that's roughly $2 per family — enough in total for covering the university fees of 810 students.
The Department of Home Affairs awarded a contract for temporary ICT staff that grew from $18 million to $42.3 million — more than doubling in value. The contract was awarded through limited tender, bypassing competitive processes. The scope covers project managers, business analysts, developers and testers for a two-year period. The 135% cost blowout suggests either the original scope was inadequate or the contract was used as a vehicle for ongoing staffing beyond its original intent.
Recover oversight of Home Affairs ICT procurement and prevent contract value doubling through scope creep.
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