PwC tax scandal
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PwC
Senate committee lashes PwC over tax scandal, alleges cover-up
The Senate committee that uncovered the PwC tax scandal has accused its leadership of failing to cooperate with the inquiry in an attempt to minimise reputational damage.
- by Colin Kruger
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Last year, Labor’s budget party suffered a PR disaster. This year, things might be more lucrative
Budget week isn’t just about spinning the state of the nation’s coffers – it’s an ideal opportunity for political parties to boost their own.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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The high price of PwC’s failed redemption story
Consulting firm PwC remains a pariah as the tax leak scandal continues to bite.
- by Colin Kruger
PwC slashes 329 more staff, up to 37 partners face early retirement
The embattled consulting firm is cutting staff levels again as its business continues to face fallout from the tax leaks scandal.
- by Colin Kruger
Rugby NSW received $1.5 million grant for Indigenous businesses
It was a generous bit of taxpayer largesse for the embattled code.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman
Bad bankers, pusillanimous pollies and sulky sports stars: CBD’s year in review
CBD recaps an eventful year in which the dirty laundry of our movers and shakers was more public than usual.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
PwC spinoff nabs former Telstra chair John Mullen
PwC spinoff Scyne Advisory has moved to further underline its credentials as an independent consulting group with the appointment of the former Telstra chairman as its own chair.
- by Colin Kruger
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PwC cuts jobs as Westpac dumps firm after 20 years in wake of tax scandal
PwC announced it is cutting hundreds of staff after Westpac ended a 20-year relationship with the embattled firm that generated more than $70 million in fees over the past two years alone.
- by Colin Kruger
Dob in a dodgy tax adviser or face jail: New laws to stop another PwC scandal
The Greens have also secured an amendment for “kicking the foxes out of the hen house” for transparency at the Tax Practitioner Board.
- by Angus Thompson
Rio Tinto’s former ‘First Lady’ lashes corporate Yes backers
Muriel Demarcus, whose husband Jean-Sebastien Jacques resigned as Rio Tinto boss after the firm blew up sacred Indigenous sites, had little time for the Voice.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Well-connected former PwC boss Luke Sayers’ revealing Senate grilling
Under questioning, Sayers revealed former finance minister Mathias Cormann is a stakeholder in his new consultancy.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell