Warnings raised as PwC paid $8.7m to collect Australian aged care data while helping to set industry prices

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The Consultancy firm PwC will be paid $8.7m to collect sensitive commercial data from aged care providers while helping the Australian government set new service prices, despite simultaneously charging the industry for advice on pricing.

Senators and unions have warned the contract, which could give PwC access to protected pricing information subject to secrecy provisions, is fraught with potential conflicts of interest that may be difficult to avoid.

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