‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:00:06 GMT

State paid consultancy firm $166,000 for feasibility study on merging the three tertiary institutionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Western Australian government has said it is “extremely disappointed” and is seeking an “expedited” cost recovery from Deloitte after errors were discovered in a report about a potential university merger, including AI-hallucinated references and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost discrepancies.The government paid Deloitte $166,000 for a feasibility study on merging the University of Western Australia, Curtin University and Murdoch University. Continue reading...

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