Treasurer refuses to release information on PwC tax leak probe
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Treasurer refuses to release information on PwC tax leak probe

Jim Chalmers has blocked access to correspondence between the tax office and the federal police over the decision not to launch a criminal probe into the consulting firm. Greens senator Barbara Pocock says the “cone of silence approach” is expected from PwC,not from Treasury.

  • byColin Kruger

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Pay,sexual harassment and fraud claims put heat on consulting industry
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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
PwC report got it right on the risks of Commonwealth Games overruns
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PwC report got it right on the risks of Commonwealth Games overruns

Multinational consulting firm PwC may not be having the best time of late,but they did have some decent advice about hosting the Commonwealth Games.

  • byDavid Estcourt andKishor Napier-Raman
Aussie advertising star buys back stake from ailing PwC
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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
Former PwC partner resigns from Board of Taxation
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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
PwC scandal should remind Albanese to stay strong on multinational tax secrecy
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PwC scandal should remind Albanese to stay strong on multinational tax secrecy

The Albanese government has delayed legislation which will make it more difficult for multinationals to hide their tax avoidance. Now is not the time to give in to the tax dodgers.

  • byJoseph Stiglitz
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Top-earning PwC partners ‘almost bulletproof’,Deloitte stands down worker over government data breach
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Top-earning PwC partners ‘almost bulletproof’,Deloitte stands down worker over government data breach

In a senate hearing into the management of consulting firms,former ACCC chairman Allan Fels also argued for the break-up of the major consultancies.

  • byRachel Clun andColin Kruger
Consulting firms admit they’re rife with toxic behaviour. So,why do we pay them billions?
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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
PwC and rivals Deloitte,KPMG air dirty laundry in Senate inquiry
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PwC and rivals Deloitte,KPMG air dirty laundry in Senate inquiry

PwC Australia has admitted to dealing with more than 100 complaints of sexual harassment since the 2019 financial year – including 19 last year.

  • byColin Kruger
PwC to ban giving donations to political parties
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PwC to ban giving donations to political parties

Embattled PwC will no longer make political party donations as part of its attempt to rebuild its reputation,and business,following the tax scandal which has ruined its relationship with government.

  • byColin Kruger
PwC Australia tipped off Google about government tax plans,sources say
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PwC Australia tipped off Google about government tax plans,sources say

PwC Australia provided the global search engine confidential information about the start date of a new tax avoidance law leaked from government briefings,according to two sources familiar with the matter.

  • byLewis Jackson andEmma Koehn