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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Warren Mundine launched expletive-riddled spray after KPMG rejected his $10,000 speaker’s fee

Warren Mundine campaigning prior to the voice referendum.
Warren Mundine confirms he sent the text messages to a KPMG partner after his speaker’s fee was rejected, saying he remains unhappy with the firm and that big corporations should pay if they want Indigenous people to address staff. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

Warren Mundine sent an extraordinary series of angry and expletive-riddled text messages to a KPMG partner after the firm cancelled an invitation for him to address staff following his request for a $10,000 fee.

Mundine used the N-word to describe how he felt the big four firm had treated him over many months, before warning the partner he was “going to treat you cunts like you treated me!”

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