Big four consultants
‘Tell me what you can build’: AI boom turns into gold rush for consultants
While the tech industry is looking for ways to make money off artificial intelligence, consultants like McKinsey and KPMG have already started cashing in.
- by Tripp Mickle
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PwC tolerated poor behaviour, gave CEO too much power, review finds
PwC Australia oversaw a culture that fostered a “whatever it takes” approach and created a chief executive role that was unaccountable to the board, a new report has found.
- by Sarah Danckert and Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Public service
I’m a consultant, but I support a $3 billion spend on the public service
You can’t replace consultants overnight, and if the government strips back their numbers it’s going to need to pay public servants better salaries.
- by Christopher Pyne
Speaking out cost Brendan $2 million. But he says he’d do it again
A former KPMG partner who exposed serious flaws in the NSW rail corporation has told a parliamentary inquiry that he would do it again, despite it costing him his job.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Analysis
PwC tax scandal
The $780m target on the backs of embattled consulting giants
The increased penalties Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced earlier this month could create financial chaos for PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY.
- by Colin Kruger
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AUKUS
‘Unbelievable’: Defence spends $8.5m on consultants for AUKUS nuclear regulator
The contract comes amid a growing debate about the public service’s reliance on external advice for tasks that would once have been performed in-house.
- by Matthew Knott
Big four consulting firms accused of ‘lowball quoting’ to win government contracts
An analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity found taxpayers forked out $1.8 billion more than initially expected for big four consultancy contracts awarded over the past decade.
- by Angus Thompson
Fear and greed: The consulting sector faces a reckoning
Staff at the biggest firms complain of sexual harassment by untouchable executives and workloads so excessive that some contemplate suicide.
- by Colin Kruger
Public service puts taxpayer billions at risk by fumbling major contracts
The federal government spends about $80 billion a year on contracts. A bipartisan committee says consulting firms, not taxpayers, are benefiting the most under the current system.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
For subscribers
How the PwC virus infected the industry
With the ground shifting beneath them, the big four consultancy firms are now all very happy with the increased regulatory oversight and turbocharged penalties that are coming down the pike. But then what else could they say?
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Home Truths
Consultancy firm boasted ‘unfettered access’ to Defence, national security agencies
Having won tens of millions of dollars worth of consulting work, this Canberra consultancy felt it was in the box seat for plenty more.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Crowe
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