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There's more than reputation at stake: PwC faces penalties, including possible jail time

What penalties does the consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers face for sharing confidential government tax policy information and (in its words) betraying the public’s trust?

The Conversation

What is the PwC tax scandal? Who is Peter-John Collins? Who knew about it? Why does it matter?

Consulting giant PwC is embroiled in a scandal of its own doing, having used confidential government information to benefit its bottom line. Here's how it happened, and what consequences the firm is facing.

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.

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Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation

Asked to grade Jim Chalmers’ second budget on his own criteria of delivering “relief, repair and restraint”, most of the 57 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation give it top marks.

The Conversation

Instead of winning plaudits, why did Jim Chalmers’ budget surplus leave pundits nonplussed?

There’s a glorious irony that a surplus, after so many deficits, attracted such little attention

The Guardian - AU

Alan Kohler: Why this week’s RBA meeting was different

Jim Chalmers is touting 'responsible' spending. Can it be “responsible” in the context of the battle by the RBA to slay inflation?

The New Daily

Saudi politics and pageantry as Norman brings LIV fever dream to Adelaide

The crowds flocking to LIV Golf in Adelaide are proof Australian fans are still beguiled enough by Greg Norman to buy into his Saudi-backed slogan that ‘golf is a force for good’

The Guardian - AU

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Paul Bongiorno: Government needs to play the politics of broken promises carefully

The worst thing a government can do, according to opposition politicians and some of the commentariat, is to break election promises.

The New Daily

The RBA’s predictions are so dire it’s no wonder people are less confident than they were when the pandemic hit

To survive the next two years of economic growth as predicted without tipping into a recession would be astonishing

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: Government’s multibillion-dollar splurge on private landlords hurts public housing

The federal government spent more subsidising landlords over the past two financial years than funding social housing into the future.

The New Daily

George Pell’s political legacy: why the Catholic warrior ultimately lost on marriage equality, climate and abortion

Unquestionable power within the church and an ability to bend the ear of conservative politicians could not stave off progress on issues the cardinal saw as threats

The Guardian - AU

Cardinal George Pell divides opinion in death as in life

Conservative politicians remember Pell as a ‘saint’ and a ‘martyr’, while others prefer to acknowledge victims of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church

The Guardian - AU

Politicians pay tribute to George Pell

The death of Cardinal George Pell has been largely met with silence in Labor ranks but former coalition politicians have praised his contribution to Australia.

AAP

Inside track for former pollies to plum payments just isn't fair

They all got a very generous taxpayer-funded parliamentary superannuation pension payable immediately after they left Parliament

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Rudd role takes US ties to 'next level'

Former US ambassador Joe Hockey has welcomed Kevin Rudd's appointment to the position, saying it will elevate American and Australian ties.

ABC News

Almost 800 large companies paid no tax in 2020-21, Australian Taxation Office report reveals

Thirty-two per cent of Australian public companies paid no tax in 2020-21, according to ATO data, although the tax office says most have legitimate reasons for not doing so.

The Conversation

Money for dams dries up as good water management finally makes it into a federal budget

A story from the early days of the Abbott government still circulates in the halls of Parliament House.

The Conversation

Budget restraint? When it comes to transport projects, it's hard to find

“Restraint” – that’s what Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed as the watchword of Tuesday’s federal budget. Perhaps the claim can be made in general, but when it comes to transport infrastructure, the budget is remarkable not for how different it is to budgets past, but how similar. It has left plenty…

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The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Jim Chalmers delivers a responsible budget, with no repair and no relief

The last time a new government brought down its first budget, in 2014, it was a disaster for all concerned.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: No, the federal Liberal Party doesn’t give a stuff about Australia

The signs were there the Dutton-led Coalition was going down the Abbott path of total opposition, having learned nothing from having its heartland blitzed.

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Oh My Word: A Cheering Crowd Fell Onto Concrete After A Railing Gave Way At A Sydney Rugby Game

"The footage is shocking."

The Canberra Times

Fresh electric vehicle transport ideas on show in Canberra

Some of Australia's smartest future transport thinkers are showing off their ideas at Canberra's electric vehicle expo

The Conversation

'Wellbeing'. It's why Labor's first budget will have more rigour than any before it

What if the most important thing in Jim Chalmers’ first budget is the thing his critics are writing off as a gimmick?

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers banks on capital spending to help ease cost-of-living crisis

New treasurer says Labor is ‘not contemplating’ extending fuel excise cut or low and middle income tax offset

The Guardian - AU

Plibersek says Albanese has a ‘tough job’ as polls tighten – as it happened

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