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“拒绝公布一份被用来证明将Centrelink电话咨询外包的5300万澳元合同合理性的报告。”
原始来源: Matthew Davis

原始来源

✅ 事实核查

该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng ** * ** * 在zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 层面céng miàn céng miàn 上shàng shàng 是shì shì 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què 的de de ** * ** * 。。 。
The claim is **factually accurate**.
联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 委托wěi tuō wěi tuō KPMGKPMG KPMG 撰写zhuàn xiě zhuàn xiě 了le le 一份yī fèn yī fèn 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 用于yòng yú yòng yú 评估píng gū píng gū SercoSerco Serco 的de de CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 电话diàn huà diàn huà 咨询zī xún zī xún 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 试点shì diǎn shì diǎn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù ,, , 并bìng bìng 拒绝jù jué jù jué 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 文件wén jiàn wén jiàn [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
The Coalition government commissioned a KPMG report to evaluate a Serco pilot program for Centrelink call handling and refused to publicly release the full document [1].
合同hé tóng hé tóng 详情xiáng qíng xiáng qíng :: : SercoSerco Serco (( ( SercoSerco Serco CitizenCitizen Citizen ServicesServices Services )) ) 获得huò dé huò dé 了le le 一份yī fèn yī fèn 为期wéi qī wéi qī 三年sān nián sān nián 、、 、 价值jià zhí jià zhí 51705170 5170 万至wàn zhì wàn zhì 53005300 5300 万澳元wàn ào yuán wàn ào yuán 的de de 试点shì diǎn shì diǎn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 合同hé tóng hé tóng ,, , 负责管理fù zé guǎn lǐ fù zé guǎn lǐ CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 呼叫hū jiào hū jiào 中心zhōng xīn zhōng xīn 运营yùn yíng yùn yíng ,, , 该gāi gāi 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 于yú yú 20172017 2017 年nián nián 1010 10 月yuè yuè 启动qǐ dòng qǐ dòng ,, , 配备pèi bèi pèi bèi 250250 250 名míng míng 全职quán zhí quán zhí equivalentequivalent equivalent 员工yuán gōng yuán gōng ,, , 总部zǒng bù zǒng bù 位于wèi yú wèi yú 墨尔本mò ěr běn mò ěr běn [[ [ 22 2 ]] ] 。。 。
The contract details: Serco (Serco Citizen Services) was awarded a $51.7-$53 million three-year pilot program to manage Centrelink call centre operations, beginning in October 2017 with 250 full-time equivalent staff based in Melbourne [2].
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 委托wěi tuō wěi tuō KPMGKPMG KPMG 顾问gù wèn gù wèn 对duì duì 试点shì diǎn shì diǎn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 的de de 表现biǎo xiàn biǎo xiàn 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 评估píng gū píng gū [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
The government commissioned KPMG consultants to evaluate the pilot's performance [1].
根据gēn jù gēn jù 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng 披露pī lù pī lù 的de de 机密jī mì jī mì KPMGKPMG KPMG 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 承包商chéng bāo shāng chéng bāo shāng 展示zhǎn shì zhǎn shì 了le le 更优越gèng yōu yuè gèng yōu yuè 的de de 表现biǎo xiàn biǎo xiàn 指标zhǐ biāo zhǐ biāo :: : 接听jiē tīng jiē tīng 的de de 电话diàn huà diàn huà 数量shù liàng shù liàng 比bǐ bǐ CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 员工yuán gōng yuán gōng 多duō duō 44%44% 44% ,, , 通话tōng huà tōng huà 之间zhī jiān zhī jiān 的de de 闲置xián zhì xián zhì 时间shí jiān shí jiān 减少jiǎn shǎo jiǎn shǎo 28%28% 28% ,, , 非fēi fēi 计划jì huà jì huà 休假xiū jià xiū jià 减少jiǎn shǎo jiǎn shǎo 3.5%3.5% 3.5% ,, , 整体zhěng tǐ zhěng tǐ 效率xiào lǜ xiào lǜ 提高tí gāo tí gāo 13.5%13.5% 13.5% [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
According to the secret KPMG report selectively disclosed by the government, contractors showed superior performance metrics: answering 44% more calls than Centrelink staff, achieving 28% less downtime between calls, 3.5% less unscheduled leave, and 13.5% greater overall efficiency [1].
然而rán ér rán ér ,, , 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 拒绝jù jué jù jué 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi 发布fā bù fā bù 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu 是shì shì 内阁nèi gé nèi gé 保密性bǎo mì xìng bǎo mì xìng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
However, the government refused to release the full report publicly, citing Cabinet confidentiality [1].

缺失背景

然而rán ér rán ér ,, , 该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 遗漏yí lòu yí lòu 了le le 几个jǐ gè jǐ gè 重要zhòng yào zhòng yào 的de de 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 因素yīn sù yīn sù :: :
However, the claim omits several important contextual factors: **1.
** * ** * 11 1 .. . 独立dú lì dú lì 审计shěn jì shěn jì 审查shěn chá shěn chá ** * ** *
Independent Audit Scrutiny** The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) later conducted an independent review of the contract and found the claimed benefits were unclear [3].
澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 国家审计署guó jiā shěn jì shǔ guó jiā shěn jì shǔ (( ( ANAOANAO ANAO )) ) 随后suí hòu suí hòu 对duì duì 该gāi gāi 合同hé tóng hé tóng 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 了le le 独立dú lì dú lì 审查shěn chá shěn chá ,, , 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 所suǒ suǒ 声称shēng chēng shēng chēng 的de de 效益xiào yì xiào yì 并bìng bìng 不bù bù 明确míng què míng què [[ [ 33 3 ]] ] 。。 。
The ANAO audit identified critical limitations in the KPMG findings: seasonal factors and policy announcements influenced call volumes, making it difficult to isolate the Serco contract's specific impact; Centrelink failed to provide complete data on customer experience, including time spent waiting and calls abandoned; and the number of busy signals fluctuated throughout the year [3].
ANAOANAO ANAO 审计shěn jì shěn jì 识别shí bié shí bié 出chū chū KPMGKPMG KPMG 调查结果diào chá jié guǒ diào chá jié guǒ 中zhōng zhōng 的de de 关键guān jiàn guān jiàn 局限性jú xiàn xìng jú xiàn xìng :: : 季节性jì jié xìng jì jié xìng 因素yīn sù yīn sù 和hé hé 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 公告gōng gào gōng gào 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 了le le 电话diàn huà diàn huà 量liàng liàng ,, , 使得shǐ de shǐ de 难以nán yǐ nán yǐ 分离fēn lí fēn lí SercoSerco Serco 合同hé tóng hé tóng 的de de 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng ;; ; CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 未能wèi néng wèi néng 提供tí gōng tí gōng 关于guān yú guān yú 客户kè hù kè hù 体验tǐ yàn tǐ yàn 的de de 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 数据shù jù shù jù ,, , 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 等待时间děng dài shí jiān děng dài shí jiān 和hé hé 放弃fàng qì fàng qì 的de de 电话diàn huà diàn huà ;; ; 繁忙fán máng fán máng 信号xìn hào xìn hào 的de de 数量shù liàng shù liàng 全年quán nián quán nián 波动bō dòng bō dòng [[ [ 33 3 ]] ] 。。 。
The ANAO concluded: "there are a number of factors, such as seasonal factors and policy announcements, which influence the overall volume of calls" and noted Centrelink lacked "complete visibility into customer experience" [3].
ANAOANAO ANAO 结论jié lùn jié lùn 称chēng chēng :: : "" " 有yǒu yǒu 若干ruò gān ruò gān 因素yīn sù yīn sù ,, , 如rú rú 季节性jì jié xìng jì jié xìng 因素yīn sù yīn sù 和hé hé 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 公告gōng gào gōng gào ,, , 会huì huì 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 整体zhěng tǐ zhěng tǐ 电话diàn huà diàn huà 量liàng liàng "" " ,, , 并bìng bìng 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 缺乏quē fá quē fá 对duì duì 客户kè hù kè hù 体验tǐ yàn tǐ yàn 的de de "" " 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 可见kě jiàn kě jiàn 性xìng xìng "" " [[ [ 33 3 ]] ] 。。 。
This means the government's refusal to publish the KPMG report prevented independent validation of claims made on its basis. **2.
这zhè zhè 意味着yì wèi zhe yì wèi zhe 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 拒绝jù jué jù jué 公布gōng bù gōng bù KPMGKPMG KPMG 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 了le le 对duì duì 基于jī yú jī yú 该gāi gāi 报告bào gào bào gào 所suǒ suǒ 做zuò zuò 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 的de de 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng 。。 。
Union Concerns About Methodology** The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) disputed the KPMG metrics, arguing that contractors appeared more efficient because they transferred complex cases to permanent Centrelink staff rather than resolving them, a factor not captured in the raw call-handling statistics [4].
** * ** * 22 2 .. . 工会gōng huì gōng huì 对方duì fāng duì fāng methodologymethodology methodology 的de de 担忧dān yōu dān yōu ** * ** *
The union specifically highlighted that the government provided no data on "actual resolution rates" [4]. **3.
社区shè qū shè qū 和hé hé 公共部门gōng gòng bù mén gōng gòng bù mén 工会gōng huì gōng huì (( ( CPSUCPSU CPSU )) ) 对duì duì KPMGKPMG KPMG 指标zhǐ biāo zhǐ biāo 提出tí chū tí chū 质疑zhì yí zhì yí ,, , 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi 承包商chéng bāo shāng chéng bāo shāng 之所以zhī suǒ yǐ zhī suǒ yǐ 显得xiǎn de xiǎn de 更gèng gèng 高效gāo xiào gāo xiào ,, , 是因为shì yīn wèi shì yīn wèi 他们tā men tā men 将jiāng jiāng 复杂fù zá fù zá 案件àn jiàn àn jiàn 转zhuǎn zhuǎn 交给jiāo gěi jiāo gěi 永久yǒng jiǔ yǒng jiǔ CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 员工yuán gōng yuán gōng 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ ,, , 而ér ér 非fēi fēi 自行解决zì xíng jiě jué zì xíng jiě jué ,, , 这一zhè yī zhè yī 因素yīn sù yīn sù 未wèi wèi 在zài zài 原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 电话diàn huà diàn huà 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 统计数据tǒng jì shù jù tǒng jì shù jù 中zhōng zhōng 体现tǐ xiàn tǐ xiàn [[ [ 44 4 ]] ] 。。 。
Systemic Context** This contract expansion followed years of Centrelink failing to handle call volumes adequately, with widespread reports of busy signals and long wait times affecting 25-30% of calls [2].
工会gōng huì gōng huì 特别tè bié tè bié 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū ,, , 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 未wèi wèi 提供tí gōng tí gōng 关于guān yú guān yú "" " 实际shí jì shí jì 解决jiě jué jiě jué 率lǜ lǜ "" " 的de de 数据shù jù shù jù [[ [ 44 4 ]] ] 。。 。
The government faced genuine pressure to improve call handling capacity. **4.
** * ** * 33 3 .. . 系统性xì tǒng xìng xì tǒng xìng 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng ** * ** *
System-Wide Expansion** Based on the pilot results (which the government claimed were positive but kept secret), the Coalition expanded the outsourcing program: announcing 1,000 additional contracted call centre workers in April 2018, a further 1,500 in August 2018, ultimately bringing total contracted staff to 2,750 with an expanded cost of $881+ million [5].
这一zhè yī zhè yī 合同hé tóng hé tóng 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn 之前zhī qián zhī qián ,, , CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 多年duō nián duō nián 来lái lái 一直yì zhí yì zhí 无法wú fǎ wú fǎ 充分chōng fèn chōng fèn 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 电话diàn huà diàn huà 量liàng liàng ,, , widespreadwidespread widespread 报道bào dào bào dào 称chēng chēng 繁忙fán máng fán máng 信号xìn hào xìn hào 和hé hé 长时间zhǎng shí jiān zhǎng shí jiān 等待děng dài děng dài 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 了le le 2525 25 -- - 30%30% 30% 的de de 电话diàn huà diàn huà [[ [ 22 2 ]] ] 。。 。
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 面临miàn lín miàn lín genuinegenuine genuine 的de de 压力yā lì yā lì ,, , 需要xū yào xū yào 提高tí gāo tí gāo 电话diàn huà diàn huà 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 能力néng lì néng lì 。。 。
** * ** * 44 4 .. . 全quán quán 系统xì tǒng xì tǒng 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn ** * ** *
基于jī yú jī yú 试点shì diǎn shì diǎn 结果jié guǒ jié guǒ (( ( 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 声称shēng chēng shēng chēng 结果jié guǒ jié guǒ 积极jī jí jī jí 但dàn dàn 保密bǎo mì bǎo mì )) ) ,, , 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 扩大kuò dà kuò dà 了le le 外包wài bāo wài bāo 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù :: : 20182018 2018 年nián nián 44 4 月yuè yuè 宣布xuān bù xuān bù 增加zēng jiā zēng jiā 10001000 1000 名míng míng 签约qiān yuē qiān yuē 呼叫hū jiào hū jiào 中心zhōng xīn zhōng xīn 员工yuán gōng yuán gōng ,, , 20182018 2018 年nián nián 88 8 月yuè yuè 再zài zài 增加zēng jiā zēng jiā 15001500 1500 名míng míng ,, , 最终zuì zhōng zuì zhōng 将jiāng jiāng 签约qiān yuē qiān yuē 员工yuán gōng yuán gōng 总数zǒng shù zǒng shù 提升tí shēng tí shēng 至zhì zhì 27502750 2750 名míng míng ,, , 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn 成本chéng běn chéng běn 超过chāo guò chāo guò 8.818.81 8.81 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán [[ [ 55 5 ]] ] 。。 。

来源可信度评估

** * ** * 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 提供tí gōng tí gōng 的de de 原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 来源lái yuán lái yuán :: : ** * ** *
**Original sources provided with the claim:** The two Canberra Times articles are from a mainstream Australian news outlet with a strong track record of investigative reporting on Australian government affairs.
两篇liǎng piān liǎng piān 《《 《 堪培拉kān péi lā kān péi lā 时报shí bào shí bào 》》 》 文章wén zhāng wén zhāng 来自lái zì lái zì 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 主流zhǔ liú zhǔ liú 新闻媒体xīn wén méi tǐ xīn wén méi tǐ ,, , 在zài zài 澳大利亚政府ào dà lì yà zhèng fǔ ào dà lì yà zhèng fǔ 事务shì wù shì wù 调查diào chá diào chá 报道bào dào bào dào 方面fāng miàn fāng miàn 有着yǒu zhe yǒu zhe 良好liáng hǎo liáng hǎo 的de de 记录jì lù jì lù 。。 。
The Canberra Times has no identified partisan political affiliation and is known for balanced reporting on federal government matters [6].
《《 《 堪培拉kān péi lā kān péi lā 时报shí bào shí bào 》》 》 没有méi yǒu méi yǒu 已知yǐ zhī yǐ zhī 的de de 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 倾向qīng xiàng qīng xiàng ,, , 以yǐ yǐ 平衡píng héng píng héng 报道bào dào bào dào 联邦政府lián bāng zhèng fǔ lián bāng zhèng fǔ 事务shì wù shì wù 而ér ér 闻名wén míng wén míng [[ [ 66 6 ]] ] 。。 。
The reporting appears factually grounded: both articles directly reference government statements from Minister Michael Keenan and ANAO audit findings, citing specific statistics and official positions.
报道bào dào bào dào 似乎sì hū sì hū 在zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 基础jī chǔ jī chǔ 上shàng shàng 站得住脚zhàn dé zhù jiǎo zhàn dé zhù jiǎo :: : 两篇liǎng piān liǎng piān 文章wén zhāng wén zhāng 都dōu dōu 直接zhí jiē zhí jiē 引用yǐn yòng yǐn yòng 了le le MichaelMichael Michael KeenanKeenan Keenan 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 和hé hé 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 声明shēng míng shēng míng 以及yǐ jí yǐ jí ANAOANAO ANAO 审计shěn jì shěn jì 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn ,, , 引用yǐn yòng yǐn yòng 了le le 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ 统计数据tǒng jì shù jù tǒng jì shù jù 和hé hé 官方guān fāng guān fāng 立场lì chǎng lì chǎng 。。 。
The journalists accurately captured the core issue—government claims about contractor performance were not independently verified before the contract was expanded.
记者jì zhě jì zhě 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què 捕捉bǔ zhuō bǔ zhuō 了le le 核心hé xīn hé xīn 问题wèn tí wèn tí —— — —— — 关于guān yú guān yú 承包商chéng bāo shāng chéng bāo shāng 表现biǎo xiàn biǎo xiàn 的de de 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 在zài zài 合同hé tóng hé tóng 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn 前qián qián 未经wèi jīng wèi jīng 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng 。。 。
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工党对比

** * ** * LaborLabor Labor 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu 在zài zài CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 外包wài bāo wài bāo 方面fāng miàn fāng miàn 做过zuò guò zuò guò 类似lèi sì lèi sì 的de de 事情shì qíng shì qíng ?? ?
**Did Labor do something similar with Centrelink outsourcing?** Search conducted: "Labor government Centrelink outsourcing call handling comparison" Labor did engage in Centrelink outsourcing but with different emphasis.
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The Rudd-Gillard governments (2007-2013) contracted some Centrelink functions to private providers, but outsourcing was not pursued as systematically as the Coalition's expansion [7].
搜索sōu suǒ sōu suǒ 查询chá xún chá xún :: : "" " LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 外包wài bāo wài bāo 电话diàn huà diàn huà 咨询zī xún zī xún 对比duì bǐ duì bǐ "" "
The major difference: when Labor later returned to government in 2022, the Albanese Labor government moved in the opposite direction, ending the $343 million Serco contract entirely in 2023, reversing the Coalition's outsourcing policy [8].
LaborLabor Labor 确实què shí què shí 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 过guò guò CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 外包wài bāo wài bāo ,, , 但dàn dàn 侧重点cè zhòng diǎn cè zhòng diǎn 不同bù tóng bù tóng 。。 。
This suggests Labor viewed the Coalition's outsourcing approach as problematic, though Labor's own history with Centrelink contracting shows both parties have engaged in some level of outsourcing.
陆克文lù kè wén lù kè wén -- - 吉拉德jí lā dé jí lā dé 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ (( ( 20072007 2007 -- - 20132013 2013 )) ) 将jiāng jiāng 一些yī xiē yī xiē CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 职能zhí néng zhí néng 外包wài bāo wài bāo 给gěi gěi 私人sī rén sī rén 供应商gōng yìng shāng gōng yìng shāng ,, , 但dàn dàn 外包wài bāo wài bāo 并未bìng wèi bìng wèi 像xiàng xiàng 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 那样nà yàng nà yàng 系统性xì tǒng xìng xì tǒng xìng 地dì dì 推进tuī jìn tuī jìn [[ [ 77 7 ]] ] 。。 。
主要zhǔ yào zhǔ yào 区别qū bié qū bié 在于zài yú zài yú :: : 当dāng dāng LaborLabor Labor 于yú yú 20222022 2022 年nián nián 重新chóng xīn chóng xīn 执政zhí zhèng zhí zhèng 时shí shí ,, , 阿尔巴尼ā ěr bā ní ā ěr bā ní 斯sī sī LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 走向zǒu xiàng zǒu xiàng 了le le 相反xiāng fǎn xiāng fǎn 方向fāng xiàng fāng xiàng ,, , 于yú yú 20232023 2023 年nián nián 完全wán quán wán quán 终止zhōng zhǐ zhōng zhǐ 了le le 价值jià zhí jià zhí 3.433.43 3.43 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 的de de SercoSerco Serco 合同hé tóng hé tóng ,, , 扭转niǔ zhuǎn niǔ zhuǎn 了le le 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 的de de 外包wài bāo wài bāo 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè [[ [ 88 8 ]] ] 。。 。
这zhè zhè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng LaborLabor Labor 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 的de de 外包wài bāo wài bāo 方式fāng shì fāng shì 存在cún zài cún zài 问题wèn tí wèn tí ,, , 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn LaborLabor Labor 自身zì shēn zì shēn 在zài zài CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 外包wài bāo wài bāo 方面fāng miàn fāng miàn 的de de 历史lì shǐ lì shǐ 显示xiǎn shì xiǎn shì ,, , 两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng 都dōu dōu 在zài zài 一定yí dìng yí dìng 程度chéng dù chéng dù 上shàng shàng 参与cān yù cān yù 过外guò wài guò wài 包bāo bāo 。。 。
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** * ** * 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 为何wèi hé wèi hé 对duì duì 报告bào gào bào gào 保密bǎo mì bǎo mì :: : ** * ** *
**Why the government kept the report secret:** The Coalition justified withholding the KPMG report by claiming Cabinet confidentiality protections—documents prepared to advise Cabinet on policy decisions are typically not publicly released [1].
联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 以yǐ yǐ CabinetCabinet Cabinet confidentialityconfidentiality confidentiality 保护bǎo hù bǎo hù 为wèi wèi 由yóu yóu ,, , 证明zhèng míng zhèng míng 不bù bù 公布gōng bù gōng bù KPMGKPMG KPMG 报告bào gào bào gào 是shì shì 合理hé lǐ hé lǐ 的de de —— — —— — 为wèi wèi CabinetCabinet Cabinet 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 决策jué cè jué cè 提供tí gōng tí gōng 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì 的de de 文件wén jiàn wén jiàn 通常tōng cháng tōng cháng 不会bú huì bú huì 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi 发布fā bù fā bù [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
The government also made selective disclosures of favorable findings to media outlets, effectively using the report's statistics to defend the contract while preventing detailed independent scrutiny [1]. **The government's rationale for outsourcing:** The Coalition faced genuine Centrelink call handling capacity problems.
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 还hái hái 向xiàng xiàng 媒体méi tǐ méi tǐ 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng 披露pī lù pī lù 了le le 有利yǒu lì yǒu lì 的de de 调查结果diào chá jié guǒ diào chá jié guǒ ,, , 有效yǒu xiào yǒu xiào 地dì dì 利用lì yòng lì yòng 报告bào gào bào gào 统计数据tǒng jì shù jù tǒng jì shù jù 为wèi wèi 合同hé tóng hé tóng 辩护biàn hù biàn hù ,, , 同时tóng shí tóng shí 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 详细xiáng xì xiáng xì 的de de 独立dú lì dú lì 审查shěn chá shěn chá [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
With call volumes straining the system, the government reasonably sought to expand call-handling capacity through private contractors.
** * ** * 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 外包wài bāo wài bāo 的de de 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu :: : ** * ** *
Minister Keenan explicitly framed the outsourcing as cost-effective service expansion: "They answered more calls each day, had less down time between calls, were cost effective and ranked equally for customer satisfaction" [1]. **Why the secrecy was problematic:** While Cabinet confidentiality is standard practice, the selective disclosure of favorable findings while keeping the full report secret allowed the government to control the narrative.
联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 面临miàn lín miàn lín 着zhe zhe CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 电话diàn huà diàn huà 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 能力néng lì néng lì 不足bù zú bù zú 的de de genuinegenuine genuine 问题wèn tí wèn tí 。。 。
Labor's Ed Husic correctly noted: "If the government is fair dinkum, they'll release the report" for independent verification [1].
随着suí zhe suí zhe 电话diàn huà diàn huà 量liàng liàng 使shǐ shǐ 系统xì tǒng xì tǒng 不堪重负bù kān zhòng fù bù kān zhòng fù ,, , 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 合理hé lǐ hé lǐ 地dì dì 寻求xún qiú xún qiú 通过tōng guò tōng guò 私人sī rén sī rén 承包商chéng bāo shāng chéng bāo shāng 扩大kuò dà kuò dà 电话diàn huà diàn huà 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ 能力néng lì néng lì 。。 。
The ANAO audit later validated concerns about transparency: the auditors' inability to access complete performance data, combined with confounding factors like seasonal variations, meant the expanded outsourcing was justified on claims that couldn't be independently verified at the time.
KeenanKeenan Keenan 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 明确míng què míng què 将jiāng jiāng 外包wài bāo wài bāo 框架kuāng jià kuāng jià 定位dìng wèi dìng wèi 为wèi wèi 具有jù yǒu jù yǒu 成本chéng běn chéng běn 效益xiào yì xiào yì 的de de 服务fú wù fú wù 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn :: : "" " 他们tā men tā men 每天měi tiān měi tiān 接听jiē tīng jiē tīng 更gèng gèng 多duō duō 电话diàn huà diàn huà ,, , 通话tōng huà tōng huà 之间zhī jiān zhī jiān 的de de 闲置xián zhì xián zhì 时间shí jiān shí jiān 更gèng gèng 少shǎo shǎo ,, , 具有jù yǒu jù yǒu 成本chéng běn chéng běn 效益xiào yì xiào yì ,, , 客户kè hù kè hù 满意度mǎn yì dù mǎn yì dù 排名pái míng pái míng 相同xiāng tóng xiāng tóng "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
This is what makes the secrecy particularly significant—the government made a major policy commitment ($881+ million expansion) based on a report they refused to disclose. **Key context:** While both parties have engaged in some Centrelink outsourcing, the Coalition's approach was unique in its scale and in the systematic use of a secret report to justify major policy changes.
** * ** * 为何wèi hé wèi hé 保密bǎo mì bǎo mì 存在cún zài cún zài 问题wèn tí wèn tí :: : ** * ** *
Labor's subsequent decision to reverse the policy suggests their assessment was that the outsourcing had not delivered promised benefits or had created problems, though Labor also didn't provide detailed independent analysis of the ANAO audit findings at the time of reversal.
虽然suī rán suī rán CabinetCabinet Cabinet confidentialityconfidentiality confidentiality 是shì shì 标准biāo zhǔn biāo zhǔn 做法zuò fǎ zuò fǎ ,, , 但dàn dàn 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng 披露pī lù pī lù 有利yǒu lì yǒu lì 调查结果diào chá jié guǒ diào chá jié guǒ 同时tóng shí tóng shí 保密bǎo mì bǎo mì 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 使shǐ shǐ 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 能够néng gòu néng gòu 控制kòng zhì kòng zhì 叙事xù shì xù shì 。。 。
LaborLabor Labor 的de de EdEd Ed HusicHusic Husic 正确zhèng què zhèng què 地dì dì 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū :: : "" " 如果rú guǒ rú guǒ 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 是shì shì 认真rèn zhēn rèn zhēn 的de de ,, , 他们tā men tā men 会huì huì 公布gōng bù gōng bù 报告bào gào bào gào "" " 以供yǐ gōng yǐ gōng 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
ANAOANAO ANAO 审计shěn jì shěn jì 后来hòu lái hòu lái 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng 了le le 对duì duì 透明度tòu míng dù tòu míng dù 的de de 担忧dān yōu dān yōu :: : 审计shěn jì shěn jì 人员rén yuán rén yuán 无法访问wú fǎ fǎng wèn wú fǎ fǎng wèn 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 的de de 绩效jì xiào jì xiào 数据shù jù shù jù ,, , 加上jiā shàng jiā shàng 季节性jì jié xìng jì jié xìng 变化biàn huà biàn huà 等děng děng 混杂hùn zá hùn zá 因素yīn sù yīn sù ,, , 意味着yì wèi zhe yì wèi zhe 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn 外包wài bāo wài bāo 是shì shì 基于jī yú jī yú 公众gōng zhòng gōng zhòng 当时dāng shí dāng shí 无法wú fǎ wú fǎ 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng 的de de 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 。。 。
这zhè zhè 正是zhèng shì zhèng shì 保密bǎo mì bǎo mì 尤为重要yóu wèi zhòng yào yóu wèi zhòng yào 的de de 原因yuán yīn yuán yīn —— — —— — 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 基于jī yú jī yú 一份yī fèn yī fèn 拒绝jù jué jù jué 披露pī lù pī lù 的de de 报告bào gào bào gào 做出zuò chū zuò chū 了le le 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 的de de 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 承诺chéng nuò chéng nuò (( ( 超过chāo guò chāo guò 8.818.81 8.81 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 的de de 扩展kuò zhǎn kuò zhǎn )) ) 。。 。
** * ** * 关键guān jiàn guān jiàn 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng :: : ** * ** * 虽然suī rán suī rán 两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng 都dōu dōu 在zài zài 一定yí dìng yí dìng 程度chéng dù chéng dù 上shàng shàng 参与cān yù cān yù 过guò guò CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 外包wài bāo wài bāo ,, , 但dàn dàn 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 的de de 方式fāng shì fāng shì 在zài zài 其qí qí 规模guī mó guī mó 以及yǐ jí yǐ jí 系统性xì tǒng xìng xì tǒng xìng 地dì dì 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 秘密mì mì mì mì 报告bào gào bào gào 来lái lái 证明zhèng míng zhèng míng 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 变化biàn huà biàn huà 合理性hé lǐ xìng hé lǐ xìng 方面fāng miàn fāng miàn 是shì shì 独特dú tè dú tè 的de de 。。 。
LaborLabor Labor 随后suí hòu suí hòu 决定jué dìng jué dìng 扭转niǔ zhuǎn niǔ zhuǎn 该gāi gāi 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè ,, , 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 他们tā men tā men 的de de 评估píng gū píng gū 是shì shì 外包wài bāo wài bāo 未能wèi néng wèi néng 实现shí xiàn shí xiàn 承诺chéng nuò chéng nuò 的de de 效益xiào yì xiào yì 或huò huò 已yǐ yǐ 造成zào chéng zào chéng 问题wèn tí wèn tí ,, , 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn LaborLabor Labor 在zài zài 扭转niǔ zhuǎn niǔ zhuǎn 时shí shí 也yě yě 未wèi wèi 提供tí gōng tí gōng ANAOANAO ANAO 审计shěn jì shěn jì 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 的de de 详细xiáng xì xiáng xì 独立dú lì dú lì 分析fēn xī fēn xī 。。 。

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联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 委托wěi tuō wěi tuō KPMGKPMG KPMG 撰写zhuàn xiě zhuàn xiě 报告bào gào bào gào ,, , 以yǐ yǐ 证明zhèng míng zhèng míng 将jiāng jiāng CentrelinkCentrelink Centrelink 电话diàn huà diàn huà 咨询zī xún zī xún 外包wài bāo wài bāo 给gěi gěi SercoSerco Serco 的de de 53005300 5300 万澳元wàn ào yuán wàn ào yuán 合同hé tóng hé tóng 的de de 合理性hé lǐ xìng hé lǐ xìng ,, , 并bìng bìng 拒绝jù jué jù jué 公布gōng bù gōng bù 完整wán zhěng wán zhěng 文件wén jiàn wén jiàn ,, , 而是ér shì ér shì 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng 披露pī lù pī lù 有利yǒu lì yǒu lì 的de de 调查结果diào chá jié guǒ diào chá jié guǒ [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
The Coalition government commissioned a KPMG report to justify a $53 million Serco contract for Centrelink call handling and refused to publish the full document, instead selectively disclosing favorable findings [1].
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 以yǐ yǐ CabinetCabinet Cabinet confidentialityconfidentiality confidentiality 为wèi wèi 由yóu yóu 保护bǎo hù bǎo hù 文件wén jiàn wén jiàn 免于miǎn yú miǎn yú 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi 发布fā bù fā bù ,, , 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 了le le 在zài zài 合同hé tóng hé tóng 签署qiān shǔ qiān shǔ 时shí shí 对duì duì 其qí qí 声称shēng chēng shēng chēng 效益xiào yì xiào yì 的de de 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 。。 。
The government's claim to Cabinet confidentiality protected the document from public release, preventing independent verification of the claimed benefits at the time the contract was signed [1].
ANAOANAO ANAO 后来hòu lái hòu lái 审计shěn jì shěn jì 了le le 该gāi gāi 合同hé tóng hé tóng ,, , 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 由于yóu yú yóu yú methodologicalmethodological methodological 局限性jú xiàn xìng jú xiàn xìng 和hé hé 混杂hùn zá hùn zá 变量biàn liàng biàn liàng ,, , 声称shēng chēng shēng chēng 的de de 效益xiào yì xiào yì 并bìng bìng 不bù bù 明确míng què míng què [[ [ 33 3 ]] ] 。。 。
The ANAO later audited the contract and found the claimed benefits were unclear due to methodological limitations and confounding variables [3].
这zhè zhè 使得shǐ de shǐ de 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 拒绝jù jué jù jué 公布gōng bù gōng bù 报告bào gào bào gào 尤为重要yóu wèi zhòng yào yóu wèi zhòng yào —— — —— — 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 政策zhèng cè zhèng cè 决策jué cè jué cè 是shì shì 基于jī yú jī yú 公众gōng zhòng gōng zhòng 不bù bù 被bèi bèi 允许yǔn xǔ yǔn xǔ 独立dú lì dú lì 验证yàn zhèng yàn zhèng 的de de 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 做出zuò chū zuò chū 的de de 。。 。
This made the government's refusal to publish the report particularly significant—major policy decisions were made based on claims the public was not permitted to independently verify.
该gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 在zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 层面céng miàn céng miàn 上shàng shàng 是shì shì 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què 的de de ,, , 代表dài biǎo dài biǎo 了le le 关于guān yú guān yú 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 采购cǎi gòu cǎi gòu 决策jué cè jué cè 透明度tòu míng dù tòu míng dù 的de de legitimatelegitimate legitimate 治理zhì lǐ zhì lǐ 关切guān qiè guān qiè 。。 。
The claim is factually accurate and represents a legitimate governance concern about transparency in major government procurement decisions.

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1-3: 不实

事实错误或恶意捏造。

4-6: 部分属实

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7-9: 基本属实

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10: 准确

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