‘Corrosive impact’: calls to ban political donations from Australia’s big four consultancies after PwC scandal

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC donated $4.3m to Labor and Coalition in past decade as government contracts increased by 400%, analysis shows

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Australian political parties should stop accepting donations from embattled consultancy PwC and similar firms to avoid potential conflicts of interest and restore public confidence, transparency advocates have urged.

Analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity found the big four consultancy firms – PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG – have donated $4.3m to Labor and the Coalition over the past decade. During that time, the value of their government contracts increased by 400%.

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