# Australia news live: KPMG apologises to whistleblower as firm faces inquiry over ethical failures

https://mins.news/en/item/21601

- The Guardian, 2026-08-13 20:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/14/australia-news-live-kpmg-inquiry-icac-alan-jones-trial-gst-treasurer-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-labor-liberals-one-nation-ntwnfb

> KPMG has contacted and apologised to the person who exposed its audit leaks scandal ahead of an inquiry into the firm’s failures. A parliamentary committee is continuing its investigation, while Labor MPs are calling for stronger whistleblower protections. NSW police have also declared a critical incident investigation into the death of a man who allegedly barricaded himself in a Bomaderry home and started a fire.