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Live: 'A rat's nest of conflicts': Senator's scathing assessment of KPMG saga

Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 2 days - no second voice in this corpus.
After publishing: 4 headlines quietly rewritten4 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 14 Aug, 02:19headline rewritten

    Live: KPMG bosses to be grilled over whistleblower scandalLive: Westpac concerned by 'drip feed' of information as KPMG grilling begins

  2. ABC News (Australia)seen 14 Aug, 07:22headline rewritten

    Doubt cast over KPMG's 'integrity' in wake of audit leaks scandalHas KPMG made ex-auditor Eileen Hoggett the $1.5m 'fall guy' for its wider scandal?

  3. ABC News (Australia)seen 14 Aug, 14:50headline rewritten

    Has KPMG made ex-auditor Eileen Hoggett the $1.5m 'fall guy' for its wider scandal?Ex-KPMG executives grilled over firm's conduct

  4. ABC News (Australia)seen 16 Aug, 03:36headline rewritten

    Live: Westpac concerned by 'drip feed' of information as KPMG grilling beginsLive: 'A rat's nest of conflicts': Senator's scathing assessment of KPMG saga

Thu, 13 August 2026Fri, 14 August 2026

What it is about

SenatorKPMGWestpacOptusEx-KPMG executivesMacquarieDexus

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report - edited after publishing
13 Aug, 21:40over 7 hours14 Aug, 04:25

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Thu, 13 August 2026

    1 report
  2. Fri, 14 August 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)04:25edited after publishing ×2

      previouslyHas KPMG made ex-auditor Eileen Hoggett the $1.5m 'fall guy' for its wider scandal?

      In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower's revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts.

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