KPMG Admits Optus Data Misuse as Scandal Widens

KPMG Australia has admitted that its staff shared confidential information about telecoms firm Optus with an internal team bidding for the audit contract of Optus rival Telstra, a breach of ethics confirmed by the firm’s chairman at a parliamentary hearing on 19 June 2026. The acknowledgement substantiates whistleblower allegations that KPMG had previously dismissed as … Read more