Marty Bortz

The limits of government outsourcing

Martin Bortz

Victoria’s inquiry into the failures of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program has thrown into sharp relief some of the concerns with using ..

What we can learn from festivals like Rainbow Serpent

Martin Bortz

Last month’s Rainbow Serpent Festival, an annual gathering in regional Victoria that attracts more than 15,000 people, has received lot of ..

Reducing governments’ reliance on consultants

Martin Bortz

Management consultants occupy an uneasy place in the public imagination. On the one hand, they are vilified as corporate assassins, designi..

Experts are people too: why we should question the independence of consultants and think tanks

Martin Bortz

I have a bit more sympathy for politicians than most. I mean, it’s a tough gig, right? They’re asked to solve some of the world’s most comp..