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KPMG hit with de facto ban on new government contracts
The consulting giant has effectively been banned from new federal government work while the Department of Finance reviews its suitability as a contractor.
- Colin Kruger
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Scandalised KPMG faces parliamentary house of horrors
Some of Australia’s most powerful people, including former NSW premier Mike Baird, have been ordered to appear at a public inquiry in Canberra into the growing whistleblower scandal at KPMG.
- Colin Kruger
The whistle that blew away KPMG’s aura as the guardians of financial credibility
The accounting and consulting giant became embroiled in scandal after whistleblower allegations of illicit sharing of data.
- Colin Kruger
Queensland demands assurances from scandal-plagued KPMG
The Queensland government, along with other states, wrote to the embattled firm to confirm contracts worth tens of millions of dollars were managed appropriately.
- James Hall
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KPMG faces first major client loss from whistleblower scandal
Just days after cutting ties with its CEO, KPMG faces the loss of a major corporate client with Lendlease triggering a process to end a relationship dating back to the 1950s.
- Colin Kruger
KPMG CEO resigns as whistleblower scandal erupts
The consulting group has lost its top two executives after confirming another case where confidential customer information was allegedly shared for financial gain.
- Colin Kruger and Millie Muroi
Former health boss’s firm wraps up consulting gig in old digs – for now
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus: extra cash for Metro North’s key consultants, (at least one) Education pay rise, question time bubbly, and more.
- Matt Dennien, James Hall and Cameron Atfield
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- Queensland government
Opposition raises concerns over transport project’s contract roles
The transport department has revealed it awarded commercial roles on “The Wave” to members of a new consulting firm who recently left another government agency.
- Matt Dennien
The curious case of The Wave contractors and a new consulting firm
This week on our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus: a major project brings in the consultants, a harder question for human rights HQ, brand 2.0, and more.
- Matt Dennien and James Hall
The end of the executive assistant? Corporate giant shifts roles to the Philippines
One of the country’s largest consultancies plans to offshore about 200 executive assistant positions to South-East Asia.
- Millie Muroi