The big four are on the nose,but the stench is coming from elsewhere
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The big four are on the nose,but the stench is coming from elsewhere

If the Senate inquiry ends up targeting the practice of consulting instead of the structural rot,government agencies will lose more than the taxpayer gains.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness

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Pay,sexual harassment and fraud claims put heat on consulting industry

Pay,sexual harassment and fraud claims put heat on consulting industry

PwC was not the only one in the firing line this week as a Senate inquiry revealed multimillion-dollar pay packets and a lack of disclosure on wrongdoing.

  • byColin Kruger andRachel Clun
Queensland government spent $790K on Olympics report from Deloitte
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Queensland government spent $790K on Olympics report from Deloitte

The Queensland state government paid consulting firm Deloitte hundreds of thousands of dollars to decide how it should set up its Olympics delivery authority.

‘Threat to the nation’:Further questions for Deloitte over former partner leaks

‘Threat to the nation’:Further questions for Deloitte over former partner leaks

A senate committee will consider recalling Deloitte for public questioning after leaked emails came to light involving a former partner from the consulting giant.

  • byRachel Clun
Ex-Deloitte partner used confidential Defence documents to win work for his new business

Ex-Deloitte partner used confidential Defence documents to win work for his new business

Controversial consultant David Milo used material he obtained as a partner at Deloitte to further his private interests after he left the firm.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Crowe
Government stuff-up or consultant spin:Who’s responsible for the Games debacle?

Government stuff-up or consultant spin:Who’s responsible for the Games debacle?

The internationally embarrassing episode of Victoria ditching the 2026 Commonwealth Games is surely the point at which satire meets reality.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Aussie advertising star buys back stake from ailing PwC

Aussie advertising star buys back stake from ailing PwC

Award-winning Australian ad agency Thinkerbell has agreed to a “corporate conscious uncoupling” with the embattled professional services firm.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Big four consultants inquiry brings back ghosts of banking royal commission
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Big four consultants inquiry brings back ghosts of banking royal commission

It’s hard to imagine others in the industry don’t have skeletons that they would rather keep buried.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Former PwC partner resigns from Board of Taxation

Former PwC partner resigns from Board of Taxation

Anthony Klein,who got swept up in the tax scandal engulfing the big four consulting firm,has resigned from the highly influential Board of Taxation.

  • byColin Kruger andRachel Clun
Deloitte chief refuses to disclose when he learnt of allegedly fraudulent investment scheme

Deloitte chief refuses to disclose when he learnt of allegedly fraudulent investment scheme

It emerged during a Senate hearing that an internal investigation at Deloitte found 12 partners personally invested in the scheme run by former partner Amberjit Endow,but no internal policies were breached.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andNick McKenzie
Consulting firms admit they’re rife with toxic behaviour. So,why do we pay them billions?

Consulting firms admit they’re rife with toxic behaviour. So,why do we pay them billions?

PwC,EY,Deloitte and KPMG admit to regularly sacking staff for misconduct. We should not accept that our policies are being crafted by those who show a pattern of bastardry.

  • byKaty Hall