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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Report critical of big four consultancies was censored by Australian government agency, academic claims

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A report critical of PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY was allegedly censored by the AASB because representatives of the big four consultancy firms were on the board. Photograph: Joel Carrett, Diego Fedele, Dan Himbrechts/AAP

A government agency allegedly censored a major study that was critical of the big four consultancy firms because their partners sat on its board, according to the academic who wrote the report.

The allegation, which has been disputed by the agency, was made during a parliamentary inquiry into the ethics and professional standards of the consulting industry. It has led to questions about potential “regulatory capture” and possible undue influence.

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