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Dominika Zerbe-Anders, KPMG Australia cyber risk partner.

Cyberattacks in the age of AI – why your workforce isn’t ready

When a serious cyber incident occurs, it’s evident that cyber-resilience efforts have not led to effective action.

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The PwC offices in Melbourne. The use of confidential government information by the firm has led to a broad overhaul of how the sector is governed.

Treasury prepares to crack down on audit firms, with or without ASIC

Officials are considering handing the corporate regulator the power to punish major accounting and consulting firms for the first time, among other options.

Vulnerabilities are often baked into   payroll systems – sometimes without companies realising it.

Why payroll compliance demands more than just a software fix

For many Australian organisations, payroll compliance is no longer just a back-office function – it’s a frontline risk.

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June

Emma Hawthorne who is a new partner at EY. Photographed in Sydney on June 23, 2025. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

The new EY partner who’s not afraid to make a ‘captain’s call’

The new partner handles service delivery issues, connects her clients to global EY services and makes the “captain’s call” on what is pitched to clients.

Darren Covington is lead partner - technology, applications & systems integration, enterprise - KPMG Australia and Shane Lyell is partner - data, platforms & engineering, enterprise - KPMG Australia.

Bridging mid-market productivity gap – why implementing AI is key

Many mid-market firms, the engine room of the economy, feel the pressure to innovate, but at the same time, are wary of wasted investment.

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April

Cristina and Chris Reid with children Xavier, 8, and Tyler 5.

Work from home or bring home to work? New trend brings ‘day of relief’

More companies are offering staff the option to bring their children into the office during the school holidays, saving them money and, in some cases, their sanity.

James Hardie chief executive Aaron Erter has run the building products group since late 2022. Australian investors are furious over the proposed $14b merger with Azek in the US.

Asbestos victims want compensation assurances from James Hardie

The building materials giant will shift its primary listing to New York under a plan to merge with American group Azek.

December 2024

National Mini Storage’s Ormiston branch.

Auckland self-storage giant hangs up for-sale sign via KPMG

Street Talk understands National Mini Storage’s earnings have stabilised between $25 million and $30 million.

September 2024

Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

August 2024

Mighty Craft collapsed on July 22. Creditors are owed about $22.3 million.

Creditors owed $22m in Mighty Craft beer collapse

The beverages group, which owns 25 per cent of zero carb brand Better Beer, owes money to Pure Asset Management and KPMG, according to its creditor list.

One consulting firm stands out in a completely unofficial ranking of which has more Australian Olympians at the Paris Games.

One consulting firm has more Olympians than the others

In the hyper-competitive world of big four consulting in Australia, one firm stands out in a completely unofficial ranking of which has more Olympic athletes at the Paris Games.

July 2024

KPMG defended its early retirement plan for partners for more than two years.

What went wrong with KPMG’s legal experiment

Finding top lawyers willing to tolerate relative anonymity and powerlessness in a distant corner of a mammoth multinational proved a challenge for the legal division.

The consulting business KPMG listed two decades ago, under the name BearingPoint, went bankrupt in 2009.

KPMG pay growth slows in tough market

Pay rises for this financial year were minimal, with graduate salaries increasing by an average of just 1.5 per cent.

KPMG axes legal division, dozens of jobs to go

KPMG will undertake its second major restructure in a month, bringing a decisive end to its ill-fated legal experiment.

Education businesses have proved to be a happy hunting ground for private equity.

River Capital nabs Archer Capital’s education roll-up Aspire2

Andrew Larke, Orica’s former star dealmaker, will co-invest alongside the Melbourne-based investment firm and come on as Aspire2’s chairman.

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June 2024

KPMG says reducing immigration will restrict businesses hiring the best workers, and be a handbrake on productivity.

Why KPMG sees silver lining to 5pc jobless rate

The big four firm says there is no “productivity crisis” and recent lacklustre results can be explained by the workforce shake-up caused by the pandemic.

KPMG to cut 200 jobs | Musk’s $72b payday | Trump promises tax cuts

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

May 2024

Future Group founder and chief executive Simon Sheikh.

KPMG opens tender process for its Future Group-run super fund

The reasons behind the tender process are unknown, but it’s reasonable to assume KMPG isn’t over the moon with its current provider.

State governments should hand over to the federal government their powers to regulate partnerships of economic significance.

Let ASIC police big four conflicts: Samuel

Former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel says the big four’s governance changes looked good on paper, but would not fundamentally change the culture of the firms.

April 2024

Former Scyne Advisory partner Connie Heaney outside the NSW Supreme Court last month.

Scyne settles restraint case, as PwC tax partner jumps to KPMG

Connie Heaney will be free to continue at Downer EDI under the settlement, while a senior PwC tax partner has jumped ship to KPMG.

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