These bloody parasites. #BigFour #Corruption #AusPol

In no surprise to anyone paying even cursory attention to the outsourcing of Public Service work to the big four, for-profit behemoths, Deloitte quietly mentions under questioning that they may also have, maybe, sort of, failed to manage conflict of interest. In one case. Or more. Hard to say. No comments at this time, please.

Don't worry though, they have processes to deal with these breaches and there will be a *thorough* internal investigation. The investigation will be exactly what they do best, you know, write a report and make recommendations that get put into the bottom drawer while skimming more money out of the pockets of Australian taxpayers.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/14/deloitte-misuse-of-government-information-senate-inquiry-pwc-scandal

The impossibility to continue to 'manage' these inevitable conflicts of divided interests (profit or public good) are plain to see and I for one am glad that #PwC was rightly pilloried for their egregious action. The question remains - what, if anything, will be done by govt (fed, state, local, community) to prevent these massive contracts being handed over to these parasites? They have agreed to change contract templates to allow them to withdraw within the life of the agreement, however this is a systemic, baked-in stitch up and it is extremely hard to avoid using them whist the #APS remains a husk of its former self.

The rot set into the #APS, arguably, since #Whitlam and has only become worse. #Howard had fever dreams about a compliant and malleable sector and withdrew security of tenure before #Morrison simply stated that the APS was there to deliver govt policy and nothing more.

Structural issues need structural solutions and this sticky, if not intractable, one will take a long time and a lot of money to 'fix'. Not holding my breath. In the meantime it would be delightful to see the other 3 of the big four go to wall here for very justifiable reasons.

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I am thinking of starting a petition against the big four.

In US banks offer mortgages on fixed rate for life of the loan.

Same is not true here in Australia. I suspect it has to do with the monopoly of the big four.

Is this a good enough reason?

#poll
#bigfour
#banks
#australia

#NowPlaying Hard 'N' Heavy by the Canadian thrash band Anvil. What? Haven't heard of Anvil? If you are a fan of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer or Anthrax, then just know Anvil was a big influence on all those bands. ENJOY!

PS: After listening to this, we're on to their classic Metal On Metal!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

#HeavyMetal #Metal #Thrash #ThrashMetal #BigFour #Anvil #Metallica #Megadeth #Slayer #Anthrax #80sMusic

Deloitte integrates blockchain for digital credentials - The credential wallet will be provided as a browser extension an... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/deloitte-integrates-blockchain-for-digital-credentials #kiltblockchain #deloitte #bigfour

Oh dear... the FT points out this morning that one thing clearly links the three US banks that recently failed:

#SiliconValleyBank, #Signature & #FirstRepublic were all audited by #KPMG... the suspicion is growing that actually they didn't understands the #banking sector as well as they claimed (KPMG, that is).

It won't be he first time one of the #BigFour have oversold their expertise, now will it!

#Megadeath
#Anthrax
#Metallica
is
#Slayer
was

#BigFour #TrashMetal #DreschMetal

*Very late notice*

I've just discovered that there is a #rally today at 12pm in Sydney CBD, outside the Hilton Hotel (488 George St).

It is protesting the ongoing (though now less transparently acknowledged) funding of new #coal projects by the #BigFour Australian banks (#NAB, #ANZ, #CBA and #Westpac), specifically NAB's funding for #WhitehavenCoal. The location is where AFR's Banking Summit is being held.

The protest is jointly organised by #350.orgAustralia and #MoveBeyondCoal, in partnership with other groups too, I believe.

More details here:
https://www.movebeyondcoal.com/rally_big_4_banks_are_funding_climate_chaos_cmvm

Rates rise
Home loans take their toll
'Big Four' banks force their will
Harsh, harsh calls
Shock

#australia #bigfour #interestrates #homeloans #cinquain #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/australias-big-four-banks-hike-home-loan-rates-match-rba-move-2023-03-09/

The last part in my series on Metallica has just been posted, which covers their career after "St. Anger". For this post, I listened to "Lulu" for the first time ever, and you know what? I LOVE IT!

I explain myself here, as well as why I have developed a whole new respect for the band since I started researching their entire career. To me, they are the Rolling Stones of metal!

#Metallica #metal #music #Lulu #charity #BigFour

https://musictalkwithdrrock.substack.com/p/metallicas-post-anger-return-to-dominance

My Top 12 Thrash Albums

#bigfour #thrash #metal #albums
#megadeth #metallica #anthrax
(not really into Slayer)

Australia’s banks are not a source of economic dynamism but a drag on our economic and social welfare #AusPol #economics #interestrates #RBA #bigbanks #bigfour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/15/australias-banks-are-not-a-source-of-economic-dynamism-but-a-drag-on-our-economic-and-social-welfare?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#Leyendo "Un ex empleado con años de experiencia en el sector cuenta su despido como auditor de EY para una de las grandes del Ibex porque se negaba a alargar su jornada innecesariamente"

#bigfour #trabajo #inspección

https://www.eldiario.es/economia/despedido-big-four-cumplir-horario-echamos_1_9898831.html

Y si encima lo que vendes a tus clientes es que se benefician de tu máximo conocimiento, excelencia y calidad en la gestión sencillamente mientes. #BigFour

Sí la rentabilidad de tu negocio depende de explotar a los empleados entonces tu modelo de negocio es una mierda. #BigFour

Que sepáis que si a los junior se les pagase acorde a su esfuerzo los beneficios de la empresa se reducirían ostensiblemente. #Drama #BigFour https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1615984447538487298

RT @Ara__Connor@twitter.com

#PWC #BigFour #Macroredada https://twitter.com/PwC_Spain/status/1065927927269871616

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Ara__Connor/status/1615673007489388546

perdona @Yolanda_Diaz_ cuando terminen con las #bigfour que se pongan con las OPIs y universidades que si fichan, lo hacen y vuelven a entrar.

#UnDiaComoHoy nacía el músico estadounidense #guitarrista fundador , compositor y líder de #anthrax #ScotIan #Metal #rock #music #thrashmetal #bigfour #guitar #metalhead #fyp #cdmx #efemeridesrock #rtr #Indians

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@arn_fai 🔗 https://toot.aquilenet.fr/users/arn_fai/statuses/109503409664655692
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En ce moment, au #cinéma, « La (très) grande évasion » de Yannick Kergoat, un documentaire sur l'évasion fiscale.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=yzas0JX6CV8&local=true&subtitles=fr

Devinez quelles entreprises sont citées en permanence dans ce film ?
#Google #Apple #Facebook, #Amazon #Uber.

Bref les #GAFAM et les #NATU !

Il y a aussi les « #BigFour », #Deloitte, #EY, #KPMG et #PwC, des cabinets qui travaillent dur pour réduire les impôts des 0,1% grâce à des sociétés écrans, des […]

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@arn_fai 🔗 https://toot.aquilenet.fr/users/arn_fai/statuses/109503409664655692
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En ce moment, au #cinéma, « La (très) grande évasion » de Yannick Kergoat, un documentaire sur l'évasion fiscale.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=yzas0JX6CV8&local=true&subtitles=fr

Devinez quelles entreprises sont citées en permanence dans ce film ?
#Google #Apple #Facebook, #Amazon #Uber.

Bref les #GAFAM et les #NATU !

Il y a aussi les « #BigFour », #Deloitte, #EY, #KPMG et #PwC, des cabinets qui travaillent dur pour réduire les impôts des 0,1% grâce à des sociétés écrans, des […]