The insulation fiasco has shaken the Federal government to the core. Sloppy management has left four people dead, nearly a hundred house fires - and many insulated homes treated with inferior grade products.
Waiting in the wings is a new scandal - and once again the cause is poor management of a huge project.
As part of the stimulus package the government allocated $ 16.2 billion to it's " Education Revolution " to provide school facilities such as libraries, additional classrooms, shade areas, etc.
At present, only seven percent of these projects are complete and it is suggested that waste will reduce the value on completion to a mere $ 7 billion.
There is a vast difference in results between private and government schools. The private schools have been permitted to manage their own improvements and as a result they have achieved value for money.
The government schools have been saddled with management by the bureaucracy - and as much as a quarter of the allocated funds has been siphoned off in " management fees ".
The extent of the bungle will become evident when the scheme reaches finality - and a comparison can be made as to exactly what has been achieved.
It will not be a pretty picture !
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