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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Treasury referred PwC to AFP after ‘clearly disturbing’ emails revealed, Senate hears

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy speaks during Senate Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
PwC emails uncovered by the Senate committee were ‘crucial’ in allowing Treasury to refer the matter to the AFP, secretary Steven Kennedy says. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

PwC emails referring to tax policy information that was “supposed to be secret” are “clearly disturbing”, Treasury secretary, Steven Kennedy, has told a parliamentary committee.

Kennedy made that remark on Tuesday, revealing that 144 pages of emails brought to light by the Senate economics committee had been “important” in the Treasury’s decision to refer the misuse of confidential information to the Australian federal police for criminal investigation.

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