Consultancy firms becoming ‘shadow public service’, expert warns, as PwC crisis deepens

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Former senior public servants say conflicts of interest arev ‘rife’ and that companies may be tailoring advice to earn more from government

The kinds of conflicts of interest that triggered a scandal at global firm PwC are “rife” within the consulting industry, according to former senior officials and independent experts.

The federal government has also been warned consultancy firms may be tailoring their advice to government to earn more money, instead of giving frank and fearless advice in the best interests of taxpayers.

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