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- Malaysian ambulances a health hazard
- KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's ambulances are a health hazard, according to a report which found that dangerous driving and poor maintenance contributed to a worrying number of accidents causing death and injury. The Auditor-General's findings, reported in The Star newspaper, found that ambulances were also used to transport...
- Research articles 2007-09-09
- Night Aussie GP not ruled out, says state government
- MELBOURNE AFP — The Victorian state government has not ruled out switching the Australian Grand Prix to a night event, a government minister said Monday. Organisers have been warned by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone that the Australian GP would be moved offshore unless the race was held at...
- Research articles 2007-05-20
- Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Military Veterans and Their Families Being Shortchanged by Store Closings
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Steve Halvonik, Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General, +1-717-787-1381 CARLISLE, Pa., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner today enlisted the aid of state military veterans to help save military stores in eastern and western Pennsylvania that may be closed by the Pentagon. Wagner, appearing in...
- Research articles 2007-01-26
- Sealing AGSM's fate as a partnership.
- Byline: Luke Slattery Jun 18, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The declining finances of the Australian Graduate School of Management AGSM forced a partnership. Revenue fell by $A4.2 million between 2003 and 2004, and by $A1.3 million in...
- Research articles 2006-06-18
- THAILAND'S INDEPENDENT AGENCIES UNDER THAKSIN: Relentless Gridlock and Uncertainty
- Present-day Thailand has a more stable and transparent political system than in the past, when frequent changes in government, often by military intervention, seemed to be the leitmotif of the Thai polity. The last coup in 1991, followed by events in May 1992, where security officers killed at least 50...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- Oops: Tax Office sums out by almost $7b.
- Byline: Matt Wade Dec 29, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's Auditor-General has criticised the performance of the Australian Taxation Office ATO. The report...
- Research articles 2005-12-29
- Tax Office in $7b bungle.
- Byline: Matt Wade Dec 29, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's Auditor-General has criticised the performance of the Australian Taxation Office ATO. The report noted that...
- Research articles 2005-12-29
- Same work, different location.
- May 26, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Securities & Investments Commission's ASIC chief accountant is resigning to assume a role at Deloitte. Greg Pound, who will be a part-time advisor to Deloitte and its clients on new...
- Research articles 2005-05-26
- Justice cleared of mishandling claim.
- May 25, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Victorian Auditor-General's Office has ruled that the State Department of Justice handled a tender correctly. However the Office said on 25 May 2005 that as the contract possibly exposed the Victorian Government...
- Research articles 2005-05-25
- Eighth SPASAI Congress
- The South Pacific Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions SPASAI held its 8th Congress in Apia, Samoa, from May 24-28, 2004. Hosted by the Controller and Chief Auditor of the Government of Samoa Audit Office, the Congress drew 23 delegates from 15 audit offices in the Pacific region as well as...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- REST restless over Deloitte's 'lease hole' question.
- Oct 29, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Accounting group, Deloitte, is yet to decide on its lease at the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust's REST building in Melbourne. Deloitte is believed to be in talks with developers planning new office buildings. New developments...
- Research articles 2003-10-30
- Lessons learnt, RMIT's back on course.
- Sep 12, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) It has been a year of crisis at Melbourne's RMIT University. The institution has 60,000 students and a budget of $A1 billion. An auditor-general's report criticised the university's accountability and strategic planning. The...
- Research articles 2003-09-25
- RMIT faces $90m fix for software.
- Sep 17, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Melbourne's RMIT University has opted for a new student management system software. It is expected to spend more than $A90 million over the next two to three years. The university has failed to fix the...
- Research articles 2003-09-17
- Dogfight over government travel deals.
- Jul 27, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Government has frozen travel contract deals over concerns that Qantas Airways dominates its purchases. Virgin Blue Airlines and Regional Express Rex have complained that Qantas has obtained bookings on a basis...
- Research articles 2003-07-28
- Why RMIT is a successful university.
- Jun 08, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Moves by the Australian Government to change the funding structure for universities will not affect RMIT University extensively. Already in mid-2003, half of its funding comes from extra-Government sources. Though RMIT has suffered from the...
- Research articles 2003-06-08
- Leadership could hinge on RMIT audit result.
- Jun 03, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) RMIT University's vice-chancellor Ruth Dunkin faces a crucial challenge to her leadership. The Victorian Auditor-General's report into RMIT's finances will be tabled in state parliament. The report was triggered by the resignation in February 2003...
- Research articles 2003-06-03
- Blow for Docklands film studio.
- Apr 28, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Swinburne University of Technology will not establish a campus at the Docklands film complex in Melbourne. The university had planned to have a $A20 million campus for film, television and multi-media studies in the Docklands...
- Research articles 2003-04-28
- RMIT loss blows out to $17.m.
- Apr 06, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The financial crisis at RMIT University in Melbourne has worsened. Management had previously reported a loss of between $A3 million and $A5 million. However, leaked council papers reveal that the loss is now closer to...
- Research articles 2003-04-07
- Bungled project plunges RMIT into financial crisis.
- Mar 06, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Victorian Auditor-General's report into the RMIT University funding crisis has placed blame on management. According to Wayne Cameron's report, the implementation of a new electronic enrolment system has been handled so badly...
- Research articles 2003-03-06
- RMIT to scrap $47m software system.
- Feb 27, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Management at RMIT University has been severely criticised in a recent report. Wayne Cameron, Victoria's Auditor-General, found that the implementation of a new software system had been grossly mismanaged. Installation of the system cost more...
- Research articles 2003-02-27
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