Australian agency mulled firing KPMG over data-handling rule breach, documents show
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-10-23 04:16
SYDNEY: KPMG Australia breached a contract with the country's biggest federal agency by transferring sensitive government material outside its secure environment, prompting officials to consider firing the firm, documents reviewed by Reuters show. The incident is the global accounting firm's first apparent violation of client information-handling protocols regarding its vast portfolio of Australian government work - A$650 million ($456 million) in active federal contracts as of 2026. KPMG's Australian unit has been at the centre of a scandal over accusations it shared confidential private-sector client information to pitch for work, which it has admitted, but has maintained the conduct did not extend to government contracts. The government incident in late 2025 involved Services Australia, which operates the country's public health and welfare systems and handles data of most of the c...
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