Scathing report finds little has changed at PwC

A new report has questioned whether PwC has the ability or will to genuinely change after the tax leaks scandal.

3 April, 2024

Former PwC contracts to continue under new company

Commonwealth agencies have been given the all-clear to continue to do business with the company that owns what used to be PwC’s government consultancy.

13 October, 2023

Think tank calls for strict penalties for consulting firms

A leading think tank has called for strict and consistent penalties for consulting firms that breach public trust.

9 October, 2023

Report reveals PwC’s ‘shadow side’, where greed overruled values

A disproportionate focus on making money and an ‘overly collegial culture’ contributed to the downfall of consultants PwC, a report says.

27 September, 2023

$780m fines for consultants who help clients dodge tax

The government is planning to increase fines for consultants who promote tax dodging schemes to $780 million.

7 August, 2023

PwC sells off government consultancy business

PwC will spin off its government business as it continues to sink under the weight of the tax information leaks scandal.

26 June, 2023

Report finds ‘aggressive’, ‘deliberate’ strategy by PwC to misuse tax information

PwC engaged in a deliberate strategy over many years to cover up its misuse of confidential tax information, which was used to make the company at least $2.5 million, a report says.

22 June, 2023

NSW suspends PwC from tax contracts

NSW has banned PwC from getting new government tax consultancy contracts for three months.

14 June, 2023

NSW threatens rogue consultants with multi-million dollar fines

The NSW government says it will introduce multi-million dollar fines for consultants who leak confidential tax information.

24 May, 2023

Most support ban on unethical government consultants

Australians think consultants that breach trust should be banned from dealing with government, as the government foreshadows action against PwC.

22 May, 2023

Trust in government reflects online experiences, survey finds

Australian citizens value engagement and responsiveness from government, a new survey has revealed.

24 March, 2022

Experts flag lack of accountability in procurement contracts

Current contract arrangements often prevent consultants from being held accountable for the advice they give to government while ambiguous reporting makes it difficult to determine the value for money of outsourced work.

19 March, 2018

How councils can get a handle on their service delivery

The NSW Auditor-General’s recent report on service delivery reporting by the state’s Local Governmnet Authorities showed that most of them should be investing in more accurate and comprehensive analysis of how well they are delivering their services. The report said it is no longer good enough to look only at high level council financial and […]

19 February, 2018

Carillion fallout gathers pace – ‘end the outsourcing racket’

  The public sector should provide public services, says UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. “We will rewrite the rules to give the public back control of their services,” he has said, in the wake of the high-profile failure of services and construction company Carillion, which has billions of pounds in government contracts. “Theresa May has […]

18 January, 2018