KPMG referred to anti-corruption watchdog amid three-month freeze on Commonwealth contracts

KPMG is facing a three-month freeze on new federal government contracts amid a worsening scandal over the treatment of a whistleblower, with the Greens now referring the beleaguered company to the national anti-corruption watchdog. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said the government was “very concerned” with allegations that KPMG misused confidential client information from a private company…

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‘Missed’ opportunities to support mental health of man fatally shot by police, inquest hears

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the image and name of a person who has died. Queensland Corrective Services “missed” multiple opportunities to intervene after concerns were raised about Aubrey Donahue’s mental health in the weeks before his death, a coronial inquest has heard. The inquest at the Cairns…

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