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  "title": "KPMG Australia to fire hundreds of workers as crisis deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kpmg-australia-to-fire-hundreds-of-workers-as-crisis-deepens-2974768",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/kpmg-australia-to-fire-hundreds-of-workers-as-crisis-deepens/"
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  "summary": "The job cuts follow a sharp decline in consulting revenue as the firm grapples with weaker demand.",
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "KPMG Australia plans to cut 5% of jobs, warns soft conditions to persist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kpmg-australia-plans-to-cut-5-of-jobs-warns-soft-conditions-to-persist",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:06:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "KPMG Australia to fire hundreds of workers as crisis deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kpmg-australia-to-fire-hundreds-of-workers-as-crisis-deepens",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:30:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Scandal-hit KPMG Australia to cut nearly 400 jobs, warns of difficult market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/scandal-hit-kpmg-australia-to-cut-nearly-400-jobs-warns-of-difficult",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:36:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "‘Our own failings’: Scandal-hit KPMG Australia to cut nearly 400 jobs, warns of difficult market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/our-own-failings-scandal-hit-kpmg-australia-to-cut-nearly-400-jobs",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:24:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Insurance Journal",
        "title": "KPMG Australia to Fire Hundreds of Workers as Crisis Deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kpmg-australia-to-fire-hundreds-of-workers-as-crisis-deepens-3015629",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:09:37.000Z"
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