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Australia's economic growth slows + KPMG scandal deepens
Season 7
Episode 266
Published 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Description
Headlines:
- GDP growth in March quarter was 0.3%, lower than expected
- Carlton dick pic case to be heard in public
- Protests in Britain over police actions during stabbing death
- Active fighting again between Iran and the US
- Bear attacks in Japan are on the rise
Deep Dive:
The accounting firm KPMG is in crisis, after a whistleblower revealed KPMG had used confidential client information to secure further work for itself. Accounting firms are meant to be the upstanding citizens of the corporate world – now, though, KPMG is at risk of losing customers who no longer trust their documents will be kept secret.
In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by Tansy Harcourt, senior writer for The Australian.
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