Overview
- Technology experts say the price tag far exceeds typical public web projects and argue the scope was poorly explained.
- Accenture’s content management system work is reported at about $78 million, growing across nine contract extensions running through 2027.
- Environment Minister Murray Watt has asked Stuart Minchin to examine procurement and report on how costs escalated.
- Minchin says the public-facing website represents about 10% of the broader program and attributes the earlier $4.1 million figure to miscommunication.
- The bureau rejects claims its Queensland storm alerts were late or unclear and is adding a homepage radar shortcut this week.