Analysis finds PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY donated $4.3m to Labor and the Coalition over the past decade
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Some of Australia’s biggest consulting firms will not follow PwC’s lead and ban donations to political parties, despite pressure to do so from public integrity experts and some senators.
PwC announced on Monday it would no longer make donations to political parties with its acting chief executive, Kristin Stubbins, telling partners it would strengthen the firm’s governance standards as it continues to deal with a scandal caused by the misuse of confidential government tax information.
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