Jul 31, 2026 – 8.00pmIt was February 5, 2024, and the clock was ticking on KPMG’s pitch to land an $18 million-a-year prize: auditing Australia’s largest telecommunications company, Telstra.In just over two months, the firm’s partners would present to Telstra’s executive team, followed six days later by Telstra’s board, chaired by Craig Dunn.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Edmund TadrosProfessional services editorEdmund Tadros leads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom.Hannah WoottonColumnistHannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in the Melbourne newsroom. Send Hannah tips securely on encrypted messaging platform Signal on hannahwootton.04.Fetching latest articles
Confused, compromised, in chaos: Inside KPMG’s Telstra-Optus breach
When the firm chased Australia’s biggest telco audit, it brought a rival’s secret data to the table. An Allens report reveals the chaos that followed.
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