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Telstra to cut 209 jobs from AI joint venture, offshoring work to India
The telco giant has proposed to slash hundreds of jobs from its joint venture with consulting firm Accenture after cutting thousands of roles in the past two years and bolstering its AI capabilities.
- Millie Muroi
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‘How not to do something really important’: BoM boss grilled over $96m website
The BoM’s new chief said cost blowouts were within the normal range as senators grilled the agency over its $866 million security upgrade.
- Mike Foley
Tired of waiting on hold? Telstra thinks this might fix that problem
The telco wants everything from customer service to internal structure reimagined by AI.
- Tim Biggs
Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.
- David Swan
- Analysis
- Graduates
To get a corporate job, you soon might not need a degree
Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees, opting instead for skills-based hiring.
- Sarah Kessler
From chatbots to product descriptions, how AI is already working in retail
Artificial intelligence has its training wheels off in the retail world. From rostering to customer service, inventory to price, it’s increasingly shaping how you buy.
- Emma Koehn
- Analysis
- PwC tax scandal
Pay, sexual harassment and fraud claims put heat on consulting industry
PwC was not the only one in the firing line this week as a Senate inquiry revealed multimillion-dollar pay packets and a lack of disclosure on wrongdoing.
- Colin Kruger and Rachel Clun
Parliament told of $16m in fees to consulting firm that gained meetings with Stuart Robert
The funding offers the first public evidence about the scale of the payments to Synergy 360 by one of its clients.
- David Crowe
- Exclusive
- Political lobbying
Accenture meeting raises fresh concerns over Stuart Robert links
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert met consulting firm Accenture to discuss a federal project worth $111 million after his close friend David Milo had been trying to help the firm win lucrative government contracts.
- David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
- Editorial
- PwC tax scandal
PwC’s self-immolation prompts concern the fire has spread
A corrupt culture could permeate the outsourcing of federal government work to the consultant industry and we are powerless to prevent it
- The Herald's View