The consulting giant has a tried and trusted method for dealing with tricky issues. This time, it isn’t working - and the likely price of its tax scandal just keeps rising.

The Nationals MP has not yet decided whether to take leave, as critics within his own party rebuke him and allies urge him to hang on.

Former military lawyer David McBride’s legal team hoped he would avoid jail because he exposed problems in the national interest. Now they are thinking the worst.

A third woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by the same former federal government advisor accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.

A whistleblower who raised the alarm about poor practices at the ATO now faces prosecution and the prospect of jail. The government must act to save him.

The federal finance department has directed PwC to “stand down” from all government contracts any personnel who knew about the tax leaks, as the Albanese government ramps up its response to the...

Decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was complicit in the unlawful killing of four unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan, a Federal Court judge has found.

The jury in the Lehrmann trial at the ACT Supreme Court has gone home for the day and will continue its deliberations at 10am Thursday. Political staffer Bruce Lehrmann stands accused of raping his...

Exposing criminality at work is a moral act, but with whistleblower laws failing to protect those who speak up, lawyers are seeking novel solutions

Adam Cranston and Jay Onley will each serve a maximum of 15 years behind bars after a judge found they controlled the “engines” of the $105 million Plutus Payroll tax fraud.

Former military lawyer David McBride gives up his fight against charges he unlawfully leaked classified documents to journalists, and pleads guilty to stealing and sharing secret military information.

Club lobby said refusal to delete YouTube video would make ‘matters worse’ for former employee Troy Stolz

The attorney-general wants protections against prosecution of journalists for publishing classified and secret information written into Commonwealth law.

At first the Albanese government did act, dropping the Bernard Collaery case, but no substantial law changes have been made to shield whistleblowers

At first the Albanese government did act, dropping the Bernard Collaery case, but no substantial law changes have been made to shield whistleblowers

The embattled firm will also “ringfence” all federal government advisory work as part of a suite of measures designed to signal it is taking decisive action.

The former advertising executive said his experience would help repair the airline’s damaged brand and reputation.

The inequity of our school funding system means the less government help a school needs, the more it’s given, and the more a school needs the more likely it won’t be given enough.

Australia’s reputation will be put at risk if certain secret information is handed to whistleblower David McBride for his defence, the government has warned.

Trust in politicians is low, the electorate is changing, and the Voice highlighted just how little understanding many Australians have of the Constitution. It’s time for a shake-up.

The royal commission examined the unlawful debt assessment and recovery scheme, including what key Coalition ministers knew and when.

A Morrison government program was hatched to make life easier for businesses. But with taxpayers facing an extra $2 billion in costs, it has been dumped.

A group of high-profile whistleblowers who helped spark royal commissions and change laws write an open letter to the federal government accusing it of overseeing a broken system that leaves whistl...

Whistleblowers should be treated as heroes, not as criminals, independent senator Rex Patrick says

Jim Chalmers has blocked access to correspondence between the tax office and the federal police over the decision not to launch a criminal probe into the consulting firm. Greens senator Barbara...

Blowing the whistle in Australia about war crimes is more likely to see you face a prison sentence than if you actually just did the war crimes yourself, ex solider David McBride is discovering.

One of the most hated aspects of the Morrison government was the secrecy. Over and again, we continue to shock to revelations of hidden wrongdoing long after their defeat last May. It was a crucial...

AGL Energy chairwoman Patricia McKenzie also told the ESG Summit that she had no plans to stop using the firm over the tax leaks scandal.

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The prosecution of war crimes whistleblower David McBride will deter whistleblowers and undermine press freedom, a coalition of civil society groups and unions have said on the opening day of...

Auditor general’s report says ATO workers suspected to be among more than 57,000 people who tried to claim false GST refunds

Exclusive: Whistleblower’s legal team detailed the ‘profound’ cost of the commonwealth’s rules in inquiry into the effectiveness of the National Security Information Act 2004

Australia’s reputation will be put at risk if certain secret information is handed to whistleblower David McBride for his defence, the government has warned.

David McBride has lost his appeal to overturn a judge’s ruling he couldn’t argue he was duty-bound to disobey military orders, which could lead to a guilty plea.

The former minister says Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus denied her bid for a Commonwealth funded lawyer throughout the Lehrmann inquiry.

In the space of 10 days, an almost daily drumbeat of bad news has reduced the firm and its reputation to a level its partners could have barely imagined at the start of the month.

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Pezzullo case is a line in the sand, where the Public Service Act and the High Court’s affirmation for impartiality are taken more seriously.

Jason Onley, Adam Cranston and Dev Menon faced a lengthy trial in the NSW Supreme Court charged over the Plutus Payroll conspiracy.

A group of high-profile whistleblowers who helped spark royal commissions and change laws write an open letter to the federal government accusing it of overseeing a broken system that leaves whistl...

David McBride’s lawyer argues he was duty bound to leak information in the public interest, but the prosecution says his motivation was not to expose war crimes.

One of the most hated aspects of the Morrison government was the secrecy. We continue to shock to revelations of hidden wrongdoing.

When journalist Chris Masters first heard whispers about Ben Roberts-Smith, he didn’t want to believe them. Then he called his colleague Nick McKenzie.

Principals at some Sydney schools have total pay packages eclipsing the earnings of university vice chancellors, with at least five collecting bonuses of almost $100,000 each.

Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has followed up his earlier criticism of ASIC after it failed to provide evidence to the Senate economics reference committee. The corporate regulator has been accused of

The inside story of how the Commonwealth Bank went to extraordinary lengths to discredit whistleblowers and journalists who exposed wrongdoing within the company.

Louise Beaston says their lives were shattered when her husband was charged after speaking out about the tax office’s pursuit of tax debts from small businesses

It’s been the scandal that keeps on giving and PwC Australia is feeling the extreme discomfort of consequence creep.

The Labor senator who helped expose PwC’s tax leaks scandal has called for a clean-out of all partners and staff “actively or passively” involved, and said until then the firm can’t be trusted by the...

The Greens and integrity experts are urging the Commonwealth anti-corruption commission to investigate the tax leak scandal at consulting giant PwC.

The attorney-general wants protections against prosecution of journalists for publishing classified and secret information written into Commonwealth law.

One of the taxpayers helped by ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle has spoken out for the first time, describing the prosecution of the person who gave him a lifeline as "insanity". Mr Boyle's wife has...

The man who prompted a major probe into the top banks says consulting scandals just "the tip of...

Trial day one: David McBride’s lawyers argued a soldier’s duty is not just to follow his superior’s orders, but to serve the entire nation.

Is the sole duty of an Australian soldier is to follow orders? They do not serve Australia, or the Australian people or the public interest.

Network Ten sought documents revealing if the former Liberal staffer had financial aid in bringing his defamation case.

Until now, the big four accounting firms had built themselves an aura of credibility and trust in government and corporate Australia, writes Adele Ferguson.

Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?

The retiring head of the tax office, Chris Jordan, says the organisation needs more powers as criminals attempt to fleece taxpayers and steal their identities.

Former NBN Co chairman Ziggy Switkowski has been appointed to lead an independent review of PwC’s troubled Australian operations, with the power to fire people involved in the tax scandal.

Damning new documents reveal John Barilaro did not attract the highest interview score among final candidates and was suggested for the “talent pool” rather than the coveted position when a selection...

One person’s whistleblower can be another person’s thief, or even traitor. And so it is with the McBride case.

The museum said it would not remove the exhibits but instead seek ways to add context.

The museum said it would not remove the exhibits but instead seek ways to add context.

The dominant carrier’s board of directors is bracing for a barrage of criticism from shareholders at Friday’s annual general meeting. Follow live updates here.

The treasurer says the appointments are an opportunity to “refresh” an organisation that has “copped a bit of flak in recent times”.

The decision prompted urgent warning that the case exposed significant gaps in Australia’s public interest disclosure act

The former public servant is continuing his legal fight in South Australia's Supreme Court to avoid prosecution after releasing protected information about unethical debt-recovery practices within...

The sentencing of David McBride next week will be a clarifying moment for whistleblowing protections in this country, writes Adele Ferguson.

The disgraced police officer son of former senator Kristina Keneally has been handed a 15-month intensive correction order.

The decision by whistleblower David McBride to plead guilty to leaking classified information to the media is a chilling reminder of the flaws in Australia's whistleblower protections, writes Adele...

The dominant carrier’s board of directors is bracing for a barrage of criticism from shareholders at Friday’s annual general meeting. Follow live updates here.