Is Consultant a ‘Profession?’
As the Senate Inquiry into the management and assurance of integrity by consulting services continues, Labor senator Deb O’Neill and Greens senator Barbara Pocock have been applying the pressure to consulting firms in the hotseat.
This was recorded on Wednesday 4th October 2023 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guests:
Rod Campbell, Research Director, the Australia Institute // @R_o_d_C
Bill Browne, Director, Democracy & Accountability // @Browne90
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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