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Deloitte Australia chief executive admits to investing in allegedly fraudulent scheme

Corporate consulting chief Adam Powick revealed he invested in a multimillion-dollar scheme created by a partner at the firm,in what he says was a betrayal of trust.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andNick McKenzie

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Consulting giant McKinsey tries courting a new audience:kids

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The management-consulting giant has created four editions of McKinsey for Kids. Topics include workforce automation (cool,robots!) and reducing food waste (ew,cabbage!). It’s a hard sell.

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