Senate committee lashes PwC over tax scandal,alleges cover-up

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.

  • byColin Kruger

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The high price of PwC’s failed redemption story

The high price of PwC’s failed redemption story

Consulting firm PwC remains a pariah as the tax leak scandal continues to bite.

  • byColin Kruger
PwC slashes 329 more staff,up to 37 partners face early retirement

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.

  • byColin Kruger
Rebels’ survival hopes fading as CEO and staff lose jobs,coaches given four-month contracts
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Rebels’ survival hopes fading as CEO and staff lose jobs,coaches given four-month contracts

The Melbourne club’s chances of surviving beyond this season appear extremely slim,with chief executive Baden Stephenson among 10 administrative staff to lose their jobs.

  • byIain Payten andCarla Jaeger
Lebanese loans,Nigerian warehouses revealed in bombshell Nassif report

Lebanese loans,Nigerian warehouses revealed in bombshell Nassif report

Fugitive developer Jean Nassif may face further criminal action over “potential fraud and violation of directors’ duties” after administrators released a report to creditors.

  • byKate McClymont andMax Maddison
Liquidators work through Rebels report as state government avoids bail-out commitment

Liquidators work through Rebels report as state government avoids bail-out commitment

Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh met with Victorian government officials on Wednesday to discuss the future of the Melbourne Rebels,as liquidators continue to see if there is a way forward for the club.

  • byCarla Jaeger
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‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

With Jo Wright’s simple probe,she epitomised the disparity between working-class and corporate Australia.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Allan insists public service was looped in on rail planning as Glass laments repetitive probes

Allan insists public service was looped in on rail planning as Glass laments repetitive probes

The comments came as Premier Jacinta Allan rejected Deborah Glass’ latest findings that senior bureaucrats were cut out of secretive planning for the Suburban Rail Loop.

  • byRachel Eddie andBroede Carmody
Frank but fearful:Senior bureaucrats scared of repercussions for talking to ombudsman

Frank but fearful:Senior bureaucrats scared of repercussions for talking to ombudsman

Ombudsman Deborah Glass recommended premiers be banned from selecting senior bureaucrats under a bold plan to restore the independence of the public service.

  • byAnnika Smethurst,Broede Carmody andKieran Rooney
PwC consultants were asked to ‘prove up’ the Suburban Rail Loop

PwC consultants were asked to ‘prove up’ the Suburban Rail Loop

The ombudsman confirms Victoria’s top transport bureaucrat was kept in the dark about Australia’s most expensive infrastructure project,which was cooked up in secret.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
PwC cuts jobs as Westpac dumps firm after 20 years in wake of tax scandal

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.

  • byColin Kruger