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political reporters Jake Evans and Nicole Hegarty

PwC agrees to 'stand down' staff who knew about Treasury tax leak from government contracts

The government has faced questions on how to respond to the leaking of confidential information by consulting firm PwC. (ABC News: John Gunn)

PwC has agreed to an order to "stand down" any staff who knew about Treasury tax leaks from working on any existing or future government contracts.

On Wednesday night, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into the firm's former head of international tax, Peter-John Collins.

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