Labor won’t cancel big four consulting contracts

Tom McIlroy and Edmund Tadros

May 25, 2022 – 5.33pm

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has ruled out cutting existing contracts with the big four consulting firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – as part of the Albanese government’s push to save billions in federal government outsourcing.

Labor wants to save $3 billion in labour-hire and external contracting, including by moving outsourced employment in aged care and veterans affairs into permanent roles.

Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.

Edmund Tadros leads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom.