The PwC tax scandal: Should private consultants be trusted?

<p>The very people who were meant to be closing loopholes in the Australian tax system have been using that information to advise their big corporate clients.</p><p>The scandal engulfing PwC is one of the biggest to ever hit the cosy relationship between the government and private consultancy firms.</p><p>And it goes beyond a few bad actors – pointing to a broken system, and a demoralised public service. </p><p>Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray, on what happened when the Australian government trusted PwC to fix our tax system.</p><p>Socials: Stay in...