Inquiry

Legislative reforms, redress among Yoorrook recommendations
Included in the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s 100 recommendations to improve the lives of First Peoples are calls for...
04 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
PwC case not evidence of systemic, improper privilege claims
“Excessive curtailment” of client legal privilege claims, including by way of expanded penalty powers for the...
18 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Senate inquiry must be ‘turning point’ on child justice
The National Children’s Commissioner has welcomed a Senate inquiry report calling for child justice...
04 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cap big 4 partnerships at 400, inquiry recommends
The parliamentary inquiry into consulting firms has urged the government to limit accounting partnerships to 400...
08 November 2024
By Miranda Brownlee
Ex-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid
A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...
23 September 2024
By Christine Chen
Confronting results expected from Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
A national plaintiff firm is anticipating confronting results from the Royal Commission into Defence and Suicide of...
03 September 2024
By Reporter
Ex-PwC GC proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model
Meredith Beattie says the sector needs more oversight to address cultural issues but has opposed calls to slash partner...
27 August 2024
By Christine Chen
Use of LPP must be reviewed, argues Greens
In addition to calling for PwC to be restricted from tendering for government work for five years, the Australian...
14 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy and Miranda Brownlee
Lawyers and auditors should not work under same roof, inquiry hears
A parliamentary hearing has heard testimony that abuse of legal professional privilege will continue so long as the...
20 May 2024
By Nick Wilson
Inquiry head to be investigated for alleged corruption
Walter Sofronoff, who headed up an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial, will be investigated over...
13 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
ATO ‘disappointed with law firms’ on use of legal privilege
PwC Australia has been criticised over its misuse of legal privilege to obscure ATO investigations, a trend the...
01 May 2024
By Nick Wilson
Investigation for Beaumaris class action begins
A major class action firm has begun its investigation into historic child sexual assault in Victorian government...
08 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge rules on bias allegations against Lehrmann inquiry chair
A Supreme Court justice has determined whether findings made against top prosecutor Shane Drumgold were influenced by...
04 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
The Star has ‘much at stake’, says regulator, amid looming second inquiry and plummeting shares
The Star Casino’s licence may be at further risk following the announcement of a second inquiry into its operations...
20 February 2024
By Lauren Croft
Inquiry chair’s texts with journalist ‘not appropriate’, court told
Lawyers for former DPP Shane Drumgold have questioned why Walter Sofronoff would need to have private communications...
16 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Utter disgrace’: Shane Drumgold’s future and reputation in law at risk
A large question mark is looming over Shane Drumgold’s future career and reputation in the legal profession following...
10 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Crown’s complaint system needs ‘considerable improvements’, special manager finds
Almost two years after an inquiry into Melbourne’s Crown casino concluded, a special manager tasked with supervising...
20 July 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Kathleen Folbigg granted ‘unconditional pardon’
Kathleen Folbigg has been granted an unconditional pardon and will be released from prison “without delay”...
05 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Kathleen Folbigg’s legal team calls for immediate release
More than two decades after she was incarcerated for the deaths of her four children, an inquiry into Kathleen...
01 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Police denies interfering with Brittany Higgins’ support, inquiry hears
A senior police member has defended a controversial decision to interview Brittany Higgins’ support person and...
26 May 2023
By Naomi Neilson