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Nearly 1,500 properties bought using first home buyers’ 5% deposit scheme converted into investments

New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000

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'Outdated' laws are costing teenage workers thousands

Young go-getters are being short-changed more than $10,000 over their careers by a law that denies them superannuation, advocates say.

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The $300k logo, the $84k pool contract, and KPMG's review tab

A look at little known taxpayer spending you may have missed.

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Labor backs super boost for youngest Aussie workers

The national Labor conference has approved a move to have all workers under 18 paid superannuation regardless of how much they work.

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KPMG appoints chair who claimed leak allegations were ‘completely false’ and called senator’s actions ‘inappropriate’

Greens senator says appointment of Michael Ebeid ‘risks entrenching the very culture and leadership that need to change’

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Under-fire firm still has ethics, leadership contracts

Having been hauled over the coals by a parliamentary committee, KPMG is again facing scrutiny regarding its suitability to run government training programs.

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'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

A senator has been "gobsmacked" over the response by a former KPMG chief to a question over public trust of big consultancy firms at a federal inquiry.

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'We've made mistakes': KPMG bosses face interrogation

Past and present KPMG executives have had a tough day defending the firm under intense questioning from senators over an audit leak and whistleblower scandal.

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'No procedure': watchdog defends keeping $3m KPMG contracts amid probe

Partnership loophole leaves watchdog powerless to discipline KPMG.

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Depts reviewing contracts after scandal-hit firm's accusation of deceptive conduct

Officials reconsidering millions in KPMG contracts.

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An effective 'reset' of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

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Grattan on Friday: An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

At the 2022 election “integrity” was a big-deal issue. Then after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise when it set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which began officially in July 2023.

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‘Like battery hens’: ATO’s outsourced debt collectors face much worse conditions than those in public service, former staff say

The tax office is one of the most prolific users of external labour, spending more than $316m in 2024-25. Critics say this has led to a ‘two-class system’

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The ATO is meant to be bringing work back in-house. But its target to cut consultants is ‘woefully inadequate’

Figure revealed this week was so low the Australian Services Union asked if it was a typographical error

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'Didn't get it right': BOM defends website cost blowout

The Bureau of Meteorology's chief executive is standing by controversial changes to its website overhaul as he faces a senate grilling.

The Guardian - AU

New rules crack down on high risk loans as Australian property market heats up

Regulator announces 20% cap on share of new lending banks can do on mortgages worth more than six times borrower’s income

The Guardian - AU

Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing

Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’

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Cost of BoM’s website revamp revealed after deluge of public criticism

Public-facing site cost about $86m as part of almost decade-long IT overhaul known as Robust

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