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‘I’m incredibly privileged’: Deloitte Australia’s CEO says he’s not worth his $2.3 million pay package at public hearing

Adam Powick admitted to being overpaid at a public hearing that is part of a larger inquiry into the integrity of consulting firms following a tax scandal at PwC.

Fortune

Deloitte declines to tell Senate which government department’s information it leaked internally

Greens senator repeatedly asks firm to reveal which department was implicated but question taken on notice

The Guardian - AU

Consultancy firm issue worse than expected: Gallagher

Deloitte executives are scheduled to face a Senate committee which is looking at problems with the federal government's use of consultants.

AAP

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Partners and staff at Australia’s big consultancy firms sacked for misconduct including sexual harassment

Senate inquiry told about firings at KPMG, Deloitte and EY in wake of tax scandal at PwC

The Guardian - AU

PwC announces it will cease donations to political parties as part of attempt to rebuild reputation

Consulting firm’s self-imposed ban follows scandal over misuse of confidential government tax information

The Guardian - AU

‘Corrosive impact’: calls to ban political donations from Australia’s big four consultancies after PwC scandal

The firm along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG donated $4.3m to Labor and Coalition in past decade as government contracts increased by 400%, analysis shows

The Guardian - AU

PwC identifies eight partners involved in tax leak

The names of eight sacked partners from embattled consultancy firm PwC have been revealed as the investigation into the tax leak scandal continues.

AAP

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Anti-corruption commission an 'historic moment'

The nation's anti-corruption watchdog has already received 44 online referrals and is chasing up a further five phone calls, it has been revealed.

AAP

PwC matter referred to federal anti-corruption watchdog

The Greens have wasted no time in putting the PwC tax leak debacle on the new anti-corruption watchdog's radar.

AAP

‘Grossly inadequate’: group claiming to be PwC partners ridicule firm’s response to tax scandal

Anonymous letter demands more transparency and accountability from PwC in Australia

The Guardian - AU

KPMG Australia launches internal review after potential conflict-of-interest concerns raised

The federal government has paid the firm to audit aged care facilities while a separate division charges providers for advice on audits

The Guardian - AU

PwC to publicly name all staff involved in tax scandal, inquiry told

CEO Kristin Stubbins says once internal investigation is complete there will be ‘appropriate accountability’ for those found to have acted inappropriately

The Guardian - AU

PwC tax scandal: firm engaged in a ‘calculated’ breach of trust, Senate committee finds

Consulting firm used confidential government information to help private clients avoid tax, interim report tabled in parliament finds

The Guardian - AU

APSC considers guidance for staff moving to consultancies

Questions on confidentiality and conflicts of interest are rising to the surface.

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The Guardian - AU

Senate hears details of PwC attempts to deflect investigations into tax leak scandal

Inquiry told of consultancy’s use of tens of thousands of claims of client privilege to avoid scrutiny

The New Daily

Consultancy firms to face scrutiny of Senate inquiry

A Senate inquiry will explore the interaction of consultants and government departments at a public hearing, as the PwC tax advice scandal continues.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: the PwC scandal should be ripe for the National Anti-Corruption Commission's attention

By coincidence, the furore around the consultancy firm PwC is raging just as the National Anti-Corruption Commission is gearing up for its start of business on July 1.

ABC News

PwC asked to hand over more information amid new investigation into leaking of tax information

PriceWaterHouse Coopers insists it will comply with a request to hand over information to the Tax Practitioners Board looking into the leaking of confidential treasury documents.

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The Guardian - AU

PwC tax leak scandal: Greens senator accuses police of conducting ‘inadequate desktop assessment’

Barbara Pocock’s remarks in Senate estimates come as Australian Taxation Office and AFP blame each other for inaction in 2019

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Waiting for other PwC shoes to drop all over Canberra

To mix my metaphors, there is a footlocker of shoes yet to drop from the PricewaterhouseCoopers scandal – and not on PwC.

The New Daily

‘I don’t know’: Finance Minister’s honest admission about PwC tax scandal

The government cannot directly say if it can stop doing business with PwC, a firm whose ex-CEO allegedly leaked Australian tax secrets.

The Guardian - AU

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

Senator Barbara Pocock has requested PwC release the names of partners understood to be involved, saying she is ‘confident they will reach the public’

The Guardian - AU

PwC failing to name all 53 partners in tax leak scandal would amount to ‘coverup’, Labor senator says

Deborah O’Neill made the warning after the consulting firm claimed to have ‘ringfenced’ its government work

ABC News

Senator alleges 'perception of contamination' as police investigate firm working inside its buildings

The Australian Federal Police has reasserted its ability to effectively investigate a former member of PwC, as the firm completes millions of dollars worth of contracts working alongside AFP staff.

AAP

Greens seek to release list of names in PwC tax leak

A Greens attempt to publicly release a list of names of people the party says were involved in the PwC tax leak has been temporarily stymied pending advice.

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