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  "id": 3015629,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:09:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/08/24/882579.htm"
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  "summary": "Scandal-plagued KPMG Australia is cutting almost 400 jobs as it grapples with the fallout from allegations it misused confidential client information to win business and as demand for consulting services slows. The consultancy giant will reduce its workforce by about …",
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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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:38:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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