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The 2016 Census fiasco happened for the same reason - ABS didn’t have the skills to know how to commission and govern IBM’s work.


Of course, IBM's consulting record here isn't great generally. They were also behind the Queensland Health payroll system disaster too, which began as a contract for less than $10 million and ended up costing $1.25bn.




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