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PwC sacks 8 partners as leaks crisis referred to anti-corruption watchdog
Tax 2023-07-03 12:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The tax leaks scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers has been referred to the newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission, as the accounting firm sacks eight partners for professional governance breaches.

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ATO denies telling tax board to wind back PwC leak inquiry
Tax 2023-06-07 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A report alleging that the ATO asked the Tax Practitioner Board to curtail its investigation of a PwC tax leaks scandal was “fundamentally misleading”, a senior tax official has said.

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KPMG admits ‘painful’ mistakes, condemns PwC scandal
Accounting 2023-06-07 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Executives from KPMG have condemned the PwC tax breach scandal as ‘disturbing’ and admitted past mistakes after the firm was rocked by an exam cheating scandal.

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Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
Human Rights 2023-06-01 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” was not based on race or ethnicity.

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Tax regulator says PwC has declined to name nine partners placed on leave
Tax 2023-05-31 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews

The Tax Practitioners Board says that PricewaterhouseCoopers ignored its request for the names of nine partners put on leave in the wake of the tax leak scandal that has rocked the firm, with the regulator saying former executive Peter Collins was not the only partner who misused confidential information.

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Victorian judge picked to turn around troubled AAT
Courts 2023-05-24 12:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge from the Supreme Court of Victoria has been selected to lead the successor to the troubled Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which will be abolished following allegations the former government appointed political allies with no expertise.

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‘Looks like credit, acts like credit’: Government flags reforms to buy now, pay later industry
Fintech 2023-05-22 2:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Buy now, pay later services will soon be regulated as credit products under proposed changes to the law flagged by the federal government amid concerns about financial risks the service poses to consumers.

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Sydney MP Alex Greenwich to sue Mark Latham over homophobic tweet
Defamation 2023-05-18 2:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich is preparing to bring a defamation case against One Nation’s NSW leader, Mark Latham, after he published a homophobic post on Twitter last month.

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Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
Human Rights 2023-05-03 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.

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Albanese’s cuts to crossbench staff breached Fair Work Act, staffer Sally Rugg says
Politics 2023-04-24 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prime minister Anthony Albanese breached workplace law by cutting the number of staff allocated to cross-benchers from four to one, according to new court documents in a lawsuit by Independent Monique Ryan’s chief of staff.

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