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AFP warned about PwC leaks in 2018

The federal police declined to pursue an investigation into the PwC tax leaks scandal in 2019, despite the Tax Office providing it with evidence one of the firm’s former...

Why the government won’t ban PwC from federal work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Embattled global consulting firm PwC won’t be banned outright from federal work by the Albanese government, which insists the scandal is not a procurement issue and its response is...

NSW developing trust breach law after PwC scandal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Consultants and advisers that breach government trust in New South Wales face multi-million dollar fines and shadow bans under changes being developed by the Minns government. Other state and...

AFP may expand PwC investigation, re-evaluates contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Federal Police may expand the remit of an investigation of global consulting giant PwC over the firm’s use of confidential Treasury information to market tax minimisation schemes...

PwC federal contracts plummet in wake of tax leaks scandal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Embattled consulting giant PwC’s federal work is plummeting and it faces a criminal investigation after its partners were caught exploiting confidential government information for profit. The firm has still...

Student debts waived after govt IT bungle

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will waive $21 million in tertiary debt and overhaul IT systems after a tech bungle held nearly 20,000 students’ loans up for years in internal systems....

Consultants, tech sector pour donations into political parties

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Consultancies, tech companies, lobby groups and a former Industry minister’s business donated more than $1.5 million directly to Australia’s major political parties during the election year. The Big Four...

NSW govt ‘over-reliant’ on the same consultants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An “over-reliance” on the same consultants in the New South Wales government, particularly those from the Big Four consulting houses, is creating risks for agencies, according to the state’s...