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CIT did not follow procurement board advice in $4.99 million contract

Documents released by the government also appeared to show CIT wanted to award the contract without an open tender process.

The Canberra Times

How CIT came to award more than $8.5m of contracts to a 'complexity and systems thinker'

The awarding of millions in contracts from CIT to a self-described "complexity and systems thinker" has set off a storm at the institute, which has made its way to the ACT Assembly.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Institute of Technology suspends lucrative consultancy contract after multiple warnings from officials

The CIT ignored procurement officials' concerns about its vaguely worded contracts for strategic advice, new documents show.

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CIT suspends $4.99m contract as Steel lashes board

Skills Minister Chris Steel has expressed disappointment to the CIT's board.

The Canberra Times

CIT teacher calls for CEO Leanne Cover to 'stand aside' while review into lucrative consultancy contract is underway

A long-time teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) writes to the ACT government and opposition expressing "deep concern" about a number of controversial consultancy contracts.

ABC News

CIT commissions internal review into $5m consultancy contract as ACT government remains 'largely unsatisfied' with response

The CIT board says it will commission an independent audit of the latest in a series of controversial contracts issued to two consultancy firms, both owned by mountaineer and "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.

ABC News

CIT board cannot provide assurance that $4.99m contract is value for money

The ACT government is not satisfied with the response from the board.

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CIT sends contract explanation to ACT government

A spokeswoman for Skills Minister Chris Steel confirmed that CIT provided information late on Tuesday afternoon about the contract.

The Canberra Times

CIT given deadline to justify $4.99m contract

The ACT's opposition has heaped renewed pressure on the government over the contracts.

The Canberra Times

CIT 'had no relationship' with 'complexity thinker' before first contract

Patrick Hollingworth has also attended six CIT board meetings between 2019 and 2022.

The Canberra Times

What did the CIT (and the taxpayers) get for $8.5 million?

The skills of action man Patrick Hollingworth.

The Canberra Times

'What's actually the aim of it?': CIT's $8.5m contracts draw more criticism

The purpose of the contract is obscure, an expert has said.

The Canberra Times

CIT attempts to explain $4.99m contract even the minister doesn't understand

CEO of the Canberra Institute of Technology insists a controversial $4.99 million contract with a consultancy firm has sown "seeds of change" at the institute.

The Canberra Times

The $4.99m question: In plain English, what is CIT paying for?

What a prefabricated hen-house the Canberra Institute of Technology have built for themselves.

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Steel to face no-confidence vote over CIT consulting contracts

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee will move a no-confidence motion against Skills Minister Chris Steel over the handling of contracts awarded to a "complexity and systems thinker".

The Canberra Times

Minister not sure what CIT's $4.99m 'systems thinker' contract provides

Mr Steel has questioned whether the contracts were good value for money.

ABC News

'Serious questions' over use of taxpayer money as CIT awards nearly $8.5m in contracts to two consultancy companies

The Canberra Liberals are questioning why contracts worth millions of dollars were awarded to consultancy firms run by one man.

ABC News

Federal Labor and Liberal parties pledge additional funding for CIT accommodation, Canberra's Home of Football

If successful in the upcoming election, federal Labor promises $10 million for housing at-risk students and the federal Coalition pledges $4.5 million towards a dedicated Capital Football facility.

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The Canberra Times

CIT opens Canberra's first electric and hydrogen vehicle workshop

Canberra gets mechanics ready for electric car wave.

The Canberra Times

Decision made on preferred contractor for $300m Woden development

Skills Minister Chris Steel said the partnership between the ACT government and Lendlease would deliver a state-of-the-art campus in Canberra's south and create 520 jobs.

The Canberra Times

ACT govt outlines industries facing the most acute skills shortages

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on skilled migration in the ACT.

France 24

Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook

While Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent this week, pro-Russia online disinformation campaigners unleashed numerous images and videos depicting Ukraine as the aggressor. Their often crude efforts were promptly dismantled by experts and fact-checkers. But for Moscow, quantity overrides quality concerns.

The Canberra Times

Major ACT govt construction project hit by workforce shortages

The ACT government is still negotiating construction contracts for the new Canberra Institute of Technology campus in Woden.

Al Jazeera

Videos of Russian military on the move spread on TikTok

Footage posted online has become a valuable new tool for researchers analysing Russian military movements.

Daily Mirror

Russia moves elite paratroopers to Ukraine border amid fears of assault on Kiev

Russian paratroopers and equipment have been seen moving west towards the potential Ukraine war zone which analysers agree looks "ominous" with the Kremlin still adamant it's simply performing exercises

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