PwC Australia lost its chief executive, government contracts and a chunk of its international standing in 2023, not because of a single leaked email, but…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 6, 2026
In August 2024, the Sydney Morning Herald published a months-long investigation into Swillhouse Group. The founder-led hospitality business owns several well-known Sydney restaurants. Former and…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
Optus found out the hard way. In March 2026, Roy Morgan named Optus Australia’s most distrusted brand, overtaking Woolworths. The turning point was the September…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
Andrew Yates resigned as KPMG Australia's chief executive within days of a whistleblower scandal reaching Senate estimates. Soon after, his audit chief followed him out…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
When Qantas confirmed in mid-2025 that a cyber criminal had accessed a third-party platform holding data for six million customers, the airline moved quickly on…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
In March 2024, Channel Nine’s director of news and current affairs, Darren Wick, resigned after an internal investigation into his conduct. The allegations were not…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
Bruce Mathieson Jnr became The Star Entertainment Group's third chief executive in eighteen months in late 2025, taking over from Steve McCann, who had lasted…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
KPMG Australia is living proof of how a reputation crisis compounds when leaders hesitate. In June 2026, chairman Martin Sheppard and two senior partners, Paul…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026
Corporate Australia has watched a masterclass in reputational self-harm play out at KPMG this year. A whistleblower alleged that senior partners had secretly accessed confidential…
Peter WilkinsonJuly 3, 2026