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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> General Board >> BOM website cost nearly $100m http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1763937744 Message started by Gordon on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:42am

Title: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Gordon on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:42am

Somebody needs to go to jail for this.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/bureau-of-meteorology-new-website-cost-blowout-to-96-million/106042202

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Bobby. on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Gordon on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:56am

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am:

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

$100m. Should Somebody be jailed or hung?

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Redmond Neck on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 9:02am

FFS

Thats a disgusting unnessary waste of money!

Sack a few of the top managers of BOM and any government members that OK'd the project!

OMG I cant believe it! ::) ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Bobby. on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 9:39am

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am:

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

$100m. Should Somebody be jailed or hung?

Hanging is reserved for rapists and murderers.

Is there a crime of wasting tax payers money?

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Jasin on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 10:00am

If taxpayers are paying.
All fees and costs are inflated.
Just like tradies just three times as much if it is charged to NDIS.

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Gordon on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 11:51am

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 9:39am:

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am:

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

$100m. Should Somebody be jailed or hung?

Hanging is reserved for rapists and murderers.

Is there a crime of wasting tax payers money?

Taxpayers were raped.

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Jasin on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 11:58am

Very much so.
Any govt funded (aka taxpayer) job just happens to be way more expensive than a private one.
You will find that the cost of the website if paid for by a private company would probably cost 89% less.

Let's face it. When taxpayers pay taxpayers, taxpayers rip off taxpayers.

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Bobby. on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 1:11pm

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 11:51am:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 9:39am:

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am:

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

$100m. Should Somebody be jailed or hung?

Hanging is reserved for rapists and murderers.

Is there a crime of wasting tax payers money?

Taxpayers were raped.

yep - so maybe the gallows need to be dusted off?

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Daves2017 on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 1:43pm

“ The ministers in charge of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) are Senator the Hon. Murray Watt, the Minister for the Environment and Water, and the Hon. Josh Wilson MP, the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The BoM operates within the climate change, energy, environment, and water portfolio, and Watt is the primary minister responsible. ”

“A.I

Yet neither have addressed the issue publicly.

Minister Watts can you explain what we went so wrong while you were in charge of the debacle?

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by greggerypeccary on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 2:18pm

Daves2017 wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 1:43pm:

I'm certainly not defending what looks to be indefensible, however, Watt has now commented.

BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m

Environment minister Murray Watt ‘not happy’ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss.

I certainly can't see how the cost can be justified.

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Baronvonrort on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 5:57pm

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 8:46am:

Labor can't manage money -
the website was better 2 years ago -
radar maps - the lot - all much better than now.

$100m. Should Somebody be jailed or hung?

It's just another example of Labor pissing away taxpayers money like a bunch of drunken sailors

Title: Re: BOM website cost nearly $100m
Post by Daves2017 on Nov 24^th, 2025 at 6:03pm

https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/statement-bureau-of-meteorology-ceo-and-director-of-meteorology

The CEO who wasted 100 million is apparently a hero if you read the link?

“Under Dr Johnson's leadership, the Bureau has implemented new and upgraded weather, water, marine and space services, expanded its observing capabilities, and improved the accuracy and timeliness of its forecasts and warnings, while ensuring more secure, stable and resilient operations. International relationships have also strengthened, especially in the Pacific where the Bureau has played a leading role in supporting Pacific Islands nations to prepare for and respond to the impacts of severe weather in a changing climate.”

“ Bom

Murray watts wants nothing to do with his responsibility as minister other than collect his pay check for failing so miserably in his job.