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The Economic Times
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Australian agency mulled firing KPMG over data-handling rule breach, documents show

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.

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