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KPMG leaked confidential Optus information and surveilled whistleblower’s laptop, inquiry hears

Trade News UK household desk (2026-06-19): International firm owns up to breach of ethics after staff leaked confidential Optus information while bidding for telco contract Follow our Australia news… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

KPMG leaked confidential Optus information and surveilled whistleblower’s laptop, inquiry hears

International firm owns up to breach of ethics after staff leaked confidential Optus information while bidding for telco contract

KPMG has admitted to another breach of ethics after its staff leaked Optus’ confidential information to colleagues bidding for an audit contract with Telstra.

The consulting firm’s executives also surveilled a whistleblower’s laptop and dismissed the individual as someone with “workplace grievances”, a parliamentary inquiry heard on Friday.

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