The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an investigation into KPMG following whistleblower claims, because apparently even accounting firms need a little regulatory excitement these days. Meanwhile, Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume accused the government of being “sneaky” over tax reforms, arguing that two days of parliamentary debate is hardly enough time to discuss changes that don't kick in until 2028. “If they’re generational reforms,” Hume told RN Breakfast, “surely they should have been taken to an election so that the Australian people could decide that.” In other news, victim-survivors of heinous crimes will no longer have to hear their attackers described as “otherwise good people” in court - a reform that, as one advocate noted, “should not have taken so long for the Liberals and Nationals to listen.” The advocate declared, “This win belongs to every survivor in this country. … That is hard-won dignity. But I’m not done. Every survivor in every corner of this country deserves the same protection, and I will fight until every jurisdiction reflects that. NSW was first. The rest will follow.”
KPMG Faces ASIC Probe After Whistleblower Drops a Hint; Opposition Claims Tax Reform Is 'Sneaky'
ASIC investigates KPMG after whistleblower claims, while opposition cries 'sneaky' over rushed tax reforms and victim-survivors celebrate long-overdue court protections.