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Accountants were boring until the government paid them billions to do its job
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Accountants were boring until the government paid them billions to do its job

Should public services be delivered by the private sector? Based on the PwC scandal, the answer is a resounding no.

  • by Ross Gittins

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Our government is being privatised by stealth: PwC scandal shows how

Our government is being privatised by stealth: PwC scandal shows how

Why is Australia outsourcing so much of its governing to private enterprise? It’s a question voters should be asking their MPs.

  • by Geoffrey Watson
Picking the wrong side: Why the PwC scandal just gets juicier

Picking the wrong side: Why the PwC scandal just gets juicier

If those running the accounting firm believe that undertaking some kind of internal investigation into its culture will provide them with a get-out-of-jail-free card, they are woefully mistaken.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
PwC chief steps down as tax leak scandal shreds company’s reputation

PwC chief steps down as tax leak scandal shreds company’s reputation

PwC Australia boss Tom Seymour has stepped down from his position as the fallout from the tax leak scandal continues to weigh on the firm.

  • by Clancy Yeates
‘Very uncomfortable position’: ATO won’t rule out criminal charges in PwC legal stoush

‘Very uncomfortable position’: ATO won’t rule out criminal charges in PwC legal stoush

The big four accounting firm could face criminal prosecution as part of the ATO’s efforts to stamp out illegitimate use of legal privilege in tax matters.

  • by Charlotte Grieve
Big Four accountants face questions on links to Beijing

Big Four accountants face questions on links to Beijing

Thousands of staff employed by the auditors in Britain are members of the Chinese Communist Party, documents reveal.

  • by Ben Gartside, Jack Hazlewood and Juliet Samuel