One of Australia’s biggest consultancy firms is investigating its own former chief executive, after a whistleblower alleged Luke Sayers had improperly influenced a public company getting the firm’s travel account. PwC Australia fronted up to a Senate inquiry into the management and assurance of integrity by consultancy services in CanberraContinue Reading
An Indigenous Labor senator says racism was “absolutely a feature” of the Voice to Parliament campaign and had been experienced by many, rebuffing claims made by leading No campaigners. On the back of the defeat of the referendum, Jana Stewart – the youngest First Nations woman to be elected inContinue Reading
Qantas critics came out swinging on Tuesday after outgoing CEO Alan Joyce announced he would walk away from the airline two months earlier than planned. Mr Joyce’s earlier-than-scheduled retirement comes after two tumultuous weeks, including a grilling by senators for an inquiry into the cost of living and the consumerContinue Reading
An indigenous senator has made a striking fashion statement in support of the Yes campaign for the Voice. Labor Senator Jana Stewart, a proud Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba woman from northwestern Victoria, donned a dress designed by Clothing the Gaps co-founder Laura Thompson. Senator Stewart is the youngest FirstContinue Reading
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has suggested the controversy over what she knew about Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape could have been avoided had she not held a key meeting behind closed doors. The Coalition on Monday launched question time in federal parliament for a second week in a row by grillingContinue Reading
A confidential document has revealed the reasons why Brittany Higgins claimed more than $2.5 million in federal government compensation. News.com.au revealed late last year that Ms Higgins’ lawyer was set to hold talks with the federal government over a million-dollar compensation claim in the wake of the dramatic collapse ofContinue Reading
Canberra has urged Beijing to be more transparent about its military expansion as Australia’s Defence chief described the build-up as the biggest and most consequential undertaken by any nation since WWII. General Angus Campbell told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday Australia wouldn’t criticise any country for seeking to defendContinue Reading
Secret emails at the heart of a scandal engulfing consultancy firm PwC have been read out during a Senate Estimates hearing. Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill on Tuesday read what she described as the “famous last words” of PwC Australia partner Peter Collins — who is alleged to have shared confidentialContinue Reading
Politicians are split on whether the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the Indigenous Voice should be changed before the referendum. The parliamentary committee investigating the Voice to parliament and the executive government released its report on Friday, which revealed a divide along party lines. Labor and theContinue Reading
A parliamentary hearing has been suspended after bickering senators descended into a row over a powerful union’s links to the federal government. Labor senator Nita Green halted the senate estimates hearing she was chairing on Tuesday morning after Liberal senator Paul Scarr accused her of running interference for the ConstructionContinue Reading