I think it would be fair to say that the Sydney Morning Herald has also been looking "

Government spending on consultants set to soar by millions"

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/government-spending-on-consultants-set-to-soar-by-millions-20170917-gyj4pe.html

See also

https://johnmenadue.com/john-austen-doubts-about-infrastructure-go-beyond-sydney-metro/

Greg

Richard wrote:

"This set me wondering if contractors intentionally stretch out council and government jobs to maintain income stream. And presumably they are all into it, contractors and all levels of government.

Has anyone else noticed similar? It seems the Terrorgraph has, and did not single out the tram project."