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KPMG Australia layoffs 2026
KPMG Australia will cut up to 400 more roles by the end of November, offsetting a document misuse scandal and an extension of its federal government contract bidding ban.
- Who
- KPMG Australia · Australia
- What happened
- KPMG Australia will cut up to 400 more roles by the end of November, offsetting a document misuse scandal and an extension of its federal government contract bidding ban.
- When
- 2026-11-01
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 104.6 (Hot), up 3.6 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow easing (-2.1pts).
KPMG Australia: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 2 tracked across 28 days.
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