As impartial as I can be to the situation, I can say with authority after spending the last couple of days here in godzone, watching the entire HUGE media blowup, talking to friends etc: that EY has done themselves and the UAE a lot of damage with the Australian people!
I agree with Ennui, the colatteral damage from this, regardless of what is right or wrong, will be a
PR nightmare for EY. Act in haste,repent in liesure. The silent majority of Australians talk with their actions, rather than their comments. Is EY paying it's senior management staff enough to circumvent this sort of awkward plublicity?