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Liberal senator demands PwC executives ‘bare their necks’ at inquiry into consultancies

Richard Colbeck says PwC International must clarify reports it took control of Australian firm after tax leaks scandal

The Guardian - AU

Interim PwC boss 'disappointed' to leave mid-crisis

The former acting head of PwC says she'd wanted to lead the company after a tax leak scandal, but wasn't surprised an international recruit was brought in.

AAP

Stiffer penalties and increased ATO powers spearhead Labor’s tax overhaul

Treasurer Jim Chalmers to take aim at ‘blatant misconduct in our tax advice industry’ after PwC scandal

The Guardian - AU

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PwC promoted firm it part-owned in ‘independent’ mental health report for Australian government

Exclusive: Report referenced key findings from trials by Innowell, in which PwC had a 45% shareholding

The Guardian - AU

Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying

Exclusive: Funding to Innowell in 2017 without competitive tender was for mental health app and followed months of lobbying by Prof Ian Hickie. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Hickie

The Guardian - AU

‘Intertwined with government’: PwC helped revamp NSW Health then raked in $30m

NSW Greens say the big four firm’s restructure had turned NSW Health into a ‘consultant’s playground’.

Crikey

The mystery of the vanishing robodebt report and a 0.03% hit to PwC’s revenue

Why would the government hire PwC to write a report, then scrap the work, but still pay the firm nearly $1 million? The answer is in the fine print of the robodebt royal commission report.

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KPMG and Deloitte refuse to join PwC in banning political donations in Australia

Analysis finds PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY donated $4.3m to Labor and the Coalition over the past decade

The Guardian - AU

PwC donations ban recognises a sordid truth others refuse to accept

PwC is halting political donations. Other large consulting firms need to follow suit — and political parties need to stop taking them.

Crikey

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

PwC to repay $800,000 for work on robodebt after damning royal commission report

Embattled consulting firm also reveals it no longer employs partner involved in work on the scheme for the Department of Human Services

The Guardian - AU

‘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

PwC boss ‘incorrectly’ listed as at meetings after government hired her firm

Acting PwC chief executive Kristin Stubbins said she recused herself and stepped down from attending meetings.

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PwC appoints new Australian CEO with plans to sell off government consultancy work for $1

Scandal-plagued firm announces Kevin Burrowes as new head of Australian division

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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

Crikey

PwC’s ‘once-in-a-generation PR disaster’: most Australians want contract bans

Four in five respondents to a new survey believed PwC should be banned from any new government work.

The Guardian - AU

PwC Australia scandal: $27m river modelling contract referred to audit body

Murray-Darling Basin Authority seeks assurances that confidential information has not been compromised

Crikey

Defence reveals seven new PwC contracts worth $6m after tax scandal broke

Crikey can reveal the Defence Department entered into the following contracts with PwC after January 23 when the PwC tax scandal broke.

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The Independent UK

PwC Australia sidelines 9 directors as leak of tax information investigated

The Australian branch of the PricewaterhouseCoopers consultancy network has ordered nine partners to go on leave while an inquiry examines the leaking of confidential Australian tax avoidance policy changes to corporate clients who could benefit from the information

Al Jazeera

PwC Australia stands down staff amid tax plans leak scandal

Accounting firm pledges to do ‘everything it takes’ to regain trust after leaking government information to clients.

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

The Guardian - AU

PwC internal review of tax leak ‘continues the cover-up’, Australian senator says

Labor’s Deborah O’Neill says it’s not enough for company to ‘share summary of key recommendations’, amid calls for AFP investigation

Crikey

Rank hypocrisy: Seymour takes the fall as PwC enters reputation rehab mode

PwC touts itself as a ‘community of solvers’ with the aim of building trust and creating positive outcomes. Now the ugly truth is emerging.

The Guardian - AU

PwC Australia chief executive Tom Seymour resigns in wake of tax policy leak

Leak of confidential information triggered probe into government’s use of consultants to perform work of public servants

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