In the most recent financial year, the Australian government has drastically reduced its spending on external advisory. Top consulting firms — KPMG, PwC, EY, Deloitte, and Accenture — secured contracts worth approximately $1.2 billion with federal government departments, a notable decline from nearly $1.7 billion the previous year.
KPMG obtained the largest share of government work, with $328 million in new contracts, followed by Deloitte's $226 million. Notably, PwC's involvement in government work plummeted to near zero in the wake of a confidentiality breach and related tax scandal in which the firm has been embroiled since February this year.
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