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A whistleblower, a secret document and a self-inflicted scandal that’s cost hundreds of jobs and shattered reputations. Today, how KPMG blew itself up, with the journo who’s been breaking all the scoops, our own Tansy Harcourt.

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Ex-KPMG chief collects $4m payout amid firm’s devastating audit scandal
Former KPMG exec Eileen Hoggett sues firm seeking documents
KPMG begins brutal 500 jobs cull amid audit scandal fallout
Labor government extends ban on KPMG work for public service
KPMG partners lied to deputy general counsel, parliamentary inquiry hears

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Six months after she said that claims that Israeli women were raped on October 7 were ‘propaganda’, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame now says her remarks were misinterpreted. Plus in The Front’s afternoon headlines, Jacquie Lambie supports Andrew Hastie in his beef with Pauline Hanson - and Donald Trump’s offer of a US$5000 victory bonus.
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Grace Tame apologises for calling October 7 rapes ‘propaganda’
Donald Trump promises dividend payment if Republicans hold House, Senate
‘Dividing this country’: Jacqui Lambie blasts Hanson in new tirade
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We’ve had the widow’s tax and the super tax - now there’s a birth tax hidden in the federal Government’s shakeup to the way trusts work. The Australian’s revealing today the changes could make it harder for tradies and small business owners to hand over to a new generation.
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Labor’s trust tax reform creates ‘newborn tax’
Commentary by Robert Gottliebsen: Treasurer’s trust tax changes risk ‘long-term disaster’ for families, Aus economy
Jim Chalmers warned trust tax plan will bury businesses in costs and delays
State revenue offices leave door open to tax trusts switching to fixed distribution model
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Three people were arrested in a raid of the Brisbane headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees’ Union on Wednesday. Plus, Andrew Hastie’s blistering attack on Pauline Hanson and author Blanche d’Alpuget dies.
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Police raid CFMEU headquarters over Brisbane 2032 Olympic corruption claims
Andrew Hastie coy on leadership ambition but slams ‘lying cowards’ One Nation
Blanche d’Alpuget, author and widow of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82
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Drink-driving, unpaid fines, and allegations about serious drugs: these are not the talking points One Nation wanted for its bold bid to become part of Victoria’s government. But Pauline Hanson’s handpicked state president Warren Pickering, a former soldier, is having a tough week thanks to exclusives broken by The Australian’s Jamie Walker.
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‘Drugs, deviance’: Questions Warren Pickering refuses to answer about his past
Commentary by Jamie Walker: Pickering’s past should have raised red flag for leader
Pauline Hanson deflects on historic claims against One Nation Victoria leader Warren Pickering
One Nation leader Warren Pickering’s drink-driving record revealed
Revealed: One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering ordered to repay home owner grant
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.