writer, mother, painter, gardener, professor, economist, SA Greens Senator. Spokes for Housing, Workplace Relations, Employment, Finance & Public Sector.
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Jun 12
Newly compiled data from the Parliamentary Library reveals Labor currently has 297 active contracts with KPMG - total value of $653 million. Despite multiple scandals, the Government continues to employ KPMG’s service. This government is completely addicted to KPMG.
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31 govt contracts worth nearly $24 mil were sealed with KPMG after the scandals became public w' ASIC, Finance, Attorney General’s Dep, BoM & Defence among them. This shows KPMG’s grip extends to nearly every corner of govt. Time to review all current contacts & ban future ones.
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Jun 12
The govt’s refusal to clean up unethical practices rife across the consultancy sector & its refusal to ban dodgy firms is why the Greens introduced a bill to parliament. We must close the legal loopholes that allow govt contractors who behave unethically to get away with it.
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Jun 12
A fantasy of freakish size, that would cost our sovereignty, is unlikely to be realised. Oh and no plan for nuke waste disposal. AUKUS is cactus. As it should be.
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Jun 11
For those shedding a tear over house prices falling, these numbers may change your mind | Greg Jericho theguardian.com/business/gro…
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Jun 10
Brisbane hearing for the Greens inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity revealed the human cost of the housing crisis. Australia is a rich country. We can't accept losing 9 people a day to the housing crisis. People need to be off the streets & in safe & secure housing.
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Jun 10
Successive govts have prioritised property hoarding over public, social & affordable housing. They've created an unfair housing system that benefits the top 20% instead of people needing a roof. We need affordable & public housing to house the 190,000 on public housing waitlists.
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In the 1960s, we had a government that built 18% of all homes in Australia. Now it’s an investor’s market. The Government needs to get back into the business of building affordable housing directly. It needs to start treating housing like a human right.
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Jun 10
Time to act. Rot spans far and wide. Greens call for KPMG government ban over ethical breaches via @crikey_news crikey.com.au/2026/06/10/kpm…
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Jun 9
The Brisbane hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity, which I'm Chairing, has begun.
You can watch it here:
👉youtube.com/watch?v=yNI52EuG…
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Jun 6
Labor must end their special treatment — on tax, public reporting, professional liability and whistleblower protections and regulate the Big Four like other large Australian firms. KPMG audits the RBA and runs its hotline. abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/r…
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Jun 4
KPMG show us who they are - despite PwC’s masterclass in how not to behave & coverup. Labor has failed to act & this is now on them: to end Big 4 special treatment – on tax, reporting, liability, whistleblowing. Get unethical greed out of govt contracting. Time to break them up.
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Here are the active audit contracts the government holds with KPMG and their values:
👉Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) $6.428m
👉CSIRO: $4.9m
👉BoM: $2.1m
👉Department of Industry, Science & Resources (DISR): $1.748m
👉ATO: $680,000
Labor must immediately ban KPMG.
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Labor must ban KPMG from all government contracting work. The Greens introduced a bill in 2025 that would allow the Commonwealth to ban dodgy contractors, like PwC & KPMG, from entering into govt contracts to deter unethical conduct. Labor & the Coalition refused to support.
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Jun 4
Labor needs to end the Big 4's special treatment - on tax, public reporting, professional liability & whistleblower protections - & regulate them like other large Australian firms. They've made millions from government work & abused the system. Their ethics fail every pub test.
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Jun 3
The latest KPMG scandals show the Big 4 firms are again making a mockery of parliament. CEO has resigned & COO has stepped down but the rot remains. The govt still has KPMG contracts. Labor needs to put an end to their special treatment & regulate them like other Aus businesses.
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Jun 3
After yrs of internal inquiries & cover-ups, KPMG is exposed thanks to a whistleblower. Even during the PwC scandal, KPMG who were engaged in their own corrupt behaviours, failed to notify parli despite giving evidence to multiple parli inquiries. Such dishonesty beggars belief.
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The Big 4 have lost their social licence. Australians have had enough. It’s time the government made these opaque, largely unregulated mega-partnerships accountable under the same corporate law, regulatory, whistleblower & tax regime as other large businesses in Australia.
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Jun 3
KPMG caught in a stinking mire of its own making - in a failed regulatory regime. Excellent piece by Anthony Whealy. Labor’s ’deep concern’ doesn’t cut it.
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