Public Sector
An Australian team solving Australian problems
Australia’s local, state and federal governments are navigating a delicate balancing act between delivery and risk. Public service teams are now expected to continually perform at crisis-level pace – adapting to artificial intelligence (AI), cyber risks, constant geopolitical shifts, protecting our citizens, and delivering more value with ever-diminishing resources.
In this environment, you need a partner who can move just as fast.
Working at the intersection of public and private practice, we find points of connection and insight that help you make the tough calls, turn around challenging projects, and deliver tangible outcomes.
From strategic advisory to forensic projects and independent reviews, we’ve worked closely with governments at all levels for over 23 years. We’re not just here to solve problems. We’ll help you build the capabilities to see things through, ensuring meaningful and lasting outcomes beyond the current electoral cycle.
Proudly independent and Australian-owned, we bring a fiercely impartial and conflict-free perspective to our nation’s most pressing, complex and sensitive challenges. As well as providing invaluable technical, financial and commercial expertise, we are transparent, agile, and unafraid to say what needs to be said. Because like you, we want to make sure positive change lasts.
How we help
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Strategy & financial sustainability
We help departments and agencies align funding with strategic priorities. Our enterprise-wide approach identifies opportunities to improve operations, deliver efficiencies, uplift capabilities and deliver meaningful outcomes.
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Forensic analysis
We bring clarity to complex digital and legal challenges. Combining forensic expertise with advanced analytics, we support governments with cyber governance, risk and compliance and incident response, forensic accounting and investigations, eDiscovery and digital forensics, delivering insights that drive informed, resilient decisions.
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Deal & transaction advisory
We unlock capital for investment. We help government to identify, originate, structure, market test and execute transactions across its functions and businesses. We help generate value in Government businesses through restructures, privatisations or consolidation, and develop bespoke models to involve the private sector in shared funding and financing.
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Private sector partnerships
We strengthen governance and commercial arrangements between government and the private sector. Our work ensures these partnerships are transparent tostakeholders, deliver value for money and meet community expectations, especially when the stakes are high.
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Service delivery models
We design innovative service models that respond to rising expectations and fiscal constraints. From tech-enabled delivery to smarter risk-sharing, we help government do more with less.
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Technology & data advisory
We harness technology and data as levers for reform and to deliver public value outcomes. From modernising core platforms and securing information, to unlocking insights with AI and advanced analytics, we cut through complexity to deliver solutions that are practical, scalable, and value-focused.
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Strengthening public sector capability
We build practical skills that stick. Our commercial training and financial insight blend real-world experience with targeted learning, equipping public servants to lead in complex, fast-moving environments.
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Infrastructure advisory & asset optimisation
We unlock value from infrastructure projects and portfolios. From early-stage planning, business case development, transaction management and commercial and financial advisory, to delivery support and ongoing performance uplift, we help clients deliver better outcomes in major projects and optimise their assets.
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Implementation Services
We bring disciplined execution to high-stakes programs. Our flexible and scalable teams deliver outcomes on time and on target when you experience a sudden surge in demand.
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Complex program performance improvement
We help government navigate complexity and urgently improve results. Whether programs are under pressure or partners are underperforming, we bring a turnaround mindset, injecting clarity and capability to get things back on track fast.
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Supply chain optimisation
We reimagine procurement to drive efficiency and impact. Our approach delivers cost savings, improves service levels, and strengthens supply chains across sectors like health, education, and transport.
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Special situation contingency planning & support roles
We are leaders in rapid financial diagnostics, contingency planning, and executing special situations assignments, helping government agencies preserve value and mitigate risks when private sector partners underperform or face distress.
Morgan Forrest, Partner | Melbourne
Meet Morgan, a specialist in our team
“I support clients to identify and realise financial, customer and community value.”
Morgan Forrest, Partner | Melbourne
