Labor senator Deborah O’Neil questions $1 divestment of government consultancy, saying it was done with ‘unseemly haste’
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Consultancy firm PwC has been accused of trying to “phoenix” its staff back into business with state and federal governments, with departments urged to view the creation of a new company with scepticism.
PwC has announced plans to divest itself of all government work in Australia by spinning off a new company, as part of a $1 buyout by private equity investor Allegro Funds.
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