Canberra Institute of Technology has been asked to explain almost $5 million paid to a "complexity and systems thinker", after even the minister was unable to work out what the consultant is being paid to do.
Skills Minister Chris Steel has demanded an explanation from the institute's board of directors after CIT awarded a $4.99 million contract to Think Garden, a company run by consultant Patrick Hollingworth. He said he had previously raised questions about earlier, less expensive contracts with the same person.
