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'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

A senator has been "gobsmacked" over the response by a former KPMG chief to a question over public trust of big consultancy firms at a federal inquiry.

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'We've made mistakes': KPMG bosses face interrogation

Past and present KPMG executives have had a tough day defending the firm under intense questioning from senators over an audit leak and whistleblower scandal.

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'No procedure': watchdog defends keeping $3m KPMG contracts amid probe

Partnership loophole leaves watchdog powerless to discipline KPMG.

The Canberra Times

Depts reviewing contracts after scandal-hit firm's accusation of deceptive conduct

Officials reconsidering millions in KPMG contracts.

The Canberra Times

An effective 'reset' of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

It's more than an issue of appointment.

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Grattan on Friday: An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

At the 2022 election “integrity” was a big-deal issue. Then after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise when it set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which began officially in July 2023.

The Conversation

‘Like battery hens’: ATO’s outsourced debt collectors face much worse conditions than those in public service, former staff say

The tax office is one of the most prolific users of external labour, spending more than $316m in 2024-25. Critics say this has led to a ‘two-class system’

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The ATO is meant to be bringing work back in-house. But its target to cut consultants is ‘woefully inadequate’

Figure revealed this week was so low the Australian Services Union asked if it was a typographical error

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'Didn't get it right': BOM defends website cost blowout

The Bureau of Meteorology's chief executive is standing by controversial changes to its website overhaul as he faces a senate grilling.

The Guardian - AU

New rules crack down on high risk loans as Australian property market heats up

Regulator announces 20% cap on share of new lending banks can do on mortgages worth more than six times borrower’s income

The Guardian - AU

Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing

Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’

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Cost of BoM’s website revamp revealed after deluge of public criticism

Public-facing site cost about $86m as part of almost decade-long IT overhaul known as Robust

Fortune

Deloitte was caught using AI in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations

The updates “in no way impact” the report’s findings and recommendations, the Big Four firm said.

The Independent UK

Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors

The Guardian - AU

Millions of Australians eligible for 5% first home buyers scheme may be unable to afford repayments

Greens and experts argue policies that let first home buyers spend more than usual only creates more expensive housing – without lifting the proportion of homeowners

The Guardian - AU

Consultancy firms win nearly $1bn in Australian contracts in past year despite new outsourcing rules, research shows

Greens senator Barbara Pocock says figures do not match Labor government’s rhetoric about cutting back on use of consultants

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Labor opens door to PwC after tax scandal

Restrictions on consulting firm PwC's ability to bid for government work have been lifted after a shocking tax scandal and allegations it misused information.

The Guardian - AU

Labor decision to lift ban on PwC ‘an insult’ to inquiry that investigated Treasury scandal, Pocock says

Finance department rejects last minute plea from three senators urging it to maintain block on consultancy firm competing for new government work

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