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KPMG chairman, partners to exit scandal-tainted firm

KPMG chairman, partners to exit scandal-tainted firm

Two KPMG audit partners who allegedly accessed confidential information are leaving the accounting firm, along with its national chairman.

'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

'Loyalty, perhaps favouritism': probe into uni nepotism

A state's corruption watchdog is examining nepotism allegations at a university, including that jobs were handed to mates despite glaring conflicts of interest.

'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

'Dubious honour': consultancy giants cop trust barb

A senator has been "gobsmacked" over the response by a former KPMG chief to a question over public trust of big consultancy firms at a federal inquiry.

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'Betrayed' families want answers after chopper tragedy

'Betrayed' families want answers after chopper tragedy

The heartbroken families of soldiers killed in a helicopter crash are demanding answers almost three years later, with calls for defence to face prosecution.

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

IVF companies are calling for national fertility standards, with a uniform limit for sperm donations and a registry to find biological family members.

'We've made mistakes': KPMG bosses face interrogation

'We've made mistakes': KPMG bosses face interrogation

Past and present KPMG executives have had a tough day defending the firm under intense questioning from senators over an audit leak and whistleblower scandal.

'One lecture': patchy abuse response training exposed

'One lecture': patchy abuse response training exposed

Professionals at the coal face of the domestic violence response have divulged spotty instruction and systemic failures to a parliamentary inquiry.

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'Dragging its feet': NDIS report misses second deadline

'Dragging its feet': NDIS report misses second deadline

'Dragging its feet': NDIS report misses second deadline

'Dragging its feet': NDIS report misses second deadline

Contentious changes to the NDIS remain up in the air, with a final report into the reforms still to be released as another deadline is missed.

Tax carve-out backdown fails to cut it with businesses

Tax carve-out backdown fails to cut it with businesses

Tax carve-out backdown fails to cut it with businesses

Tax carve-out backdown fails to cut it with businesses

Policy reversals mean innovative startups will have access to a 50 per cent capital gains discount and a mooted minimum tax on discretionary trusts will be cut.

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline

Social workers, nurses, midwives and psychiatrists receive scant coaching on how to deal with victims of domestic violence, federal politicians have heard.

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Leading experts say CFMEU allegations show a union acting more like a crime network than an industrial watchdog, using fear to dominate building sites.

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

The NSW government could avoid having its planned road-user charge struck out by courts with big changes, including taxing more drivers.

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

The anti-Semitism royal commission has once again knocked back a government bid keep documents about counter-terrorism funding secret.

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Startups wouldn't exist under tax reform, inquiry told

Investors are warning some of Australia's most successful companies wouldn't exist under proposed tax changes, as Labor pushes ahead with its planned reform.

Fight and flight: tax inquiry fuming just a smokescreen

Fears startup founders will pack up and move their businesses overseas due to tax changes are unfounded, a parliamentary inquiry hearing has been told.

'Inadequate': police response to fatal DV attack lashed

Police have copped criticism for taking nearly an hour to respond to a triple-zero call detailing a disturbing domestic violence attack.

Better but 'not perfect' tax reform wins expert support

Senators are being told to drown out the cries of vested interests and pass tax changes some economists say will make the economy fairer for working people.

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Permanent memorial to honour lives lost in Bondi attack

A memorial for the 15 victims of the Bondi terror attack is set to be installed as part of an $8.3 million funding package to help the Jewish community recover.

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Police powers have not kept pace with the slippery methods used by organised crime groups who increasingly exploit criminal services offered for sale online.

Man charged over foul email to royal commission witness

Police investigating a report about offensive emails say they found weapons, instructions on making explosives and a copy of Mein Kampf at a man's home.

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Loved ones of murdered and missing people have decried a lack of interest from police in finding those responsible for the unsolved crimes.

AUKUS deal slammed as 'one of worst policy decisions'

A former Labor foreign affairs minister has decried Australia's plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as a bad decision that will undermine security.

'No agreement': states take aim at Labor over NDIS cuts

State and territory ministers have attacked the federal government over its planned NDIS changes, warning it risks leaving disabled people stranded.

'Blood on your hands': disability reforms blasted

Disability and human rights advocates have serious concerns about a planned overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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