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The PwC tax scandal: Should private consultants be trusted?

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The Australian Government Should Reconsider Contracts With Private Consultants

In the previous financial year, the Morrison government spent nearly $21 billion on consultants and service providers. That figure accounts for nearly 40% of the 144,000 people employed by the public service. Sexual assault charges are six times less likely to go ahead in the ACT compared to any other Australian state or territory. The statistic was revealed in the inquiry into the Lehman trial where Detective Scott Moller is currently on the stand. Four people accused of the murder of schoolboy Cassius Turvey have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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