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Self-interest versus public good: the untold damage the PwC scandal has done to the professions

  • Written by Simon Longstaff, Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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The unfolding PwC scandal could be considered nothing more than an especially egregious example of ethical failure with dire consequences.

However, there are deeper issues to be examined. The most obvious concerns the proper role of the Australian Public Service, and whether or not efforts by successive governments to hollow it out have...

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