Jun 5, 2026 – 8.00pmIt’s budget night 2023, and PwC chief Tom Seymour has just resigned.The firm he’s left is scrambling, and soon pulls its advertising from the Labor fundraiser it’s hosting that night. Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill was no bit player in the saga. By forcing the tabling of PwC’s devastating internal emails in the Senate, she blew open a scandal that to that point had been dry and procedural. Now, she’s playing nice. Sort of.correction—This article previously claimed Paul Howes backed Kevin Rudd in his 2013 ousting of Julia Gillard. This is incorrect. Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Myriam RobinSenior writerMyriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media.Fetching latest articles