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Next Court Date
Scheduled adjournment at Downing Centre Local Court for the Issa brothers’ case.
PM Albanese Publicly Comments
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tells ABC News Breakfast the breach is ‘a serious issue’ and criticises the conduct of major consulting firms, specifically referencing EY.
Initial Court Mention
Phillip and Paul Issa briefly appear at Downing Centre Local Court; both are charged with unauthorised access/modification of restricted data. Bail is granted and the matter adjourned to August 25.
Phillip and Paul Issa face criminal charges after allegedly accessing a federal parliamentarian’s restricted banking data at Commonwealth Bank. Prime Minister Albanese condemned the breach and signalled his government will keep scrutinising consulting firms like EY, which employed one of the accused.
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