Australia

Who we are

In Australia, KPMG offers audit, tax and advisory services in 13 offices through around 5,200 professionals. We’re proud of the professionalism of our people, our service delivery and our community partnerships. Find out more.

Leadership

Our Australian practice is led by our Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Wilson. The CEO presides over the firm’s principal management body, the National Executive Committee.

Australia

Press Room

Welcome to KPMG in Australia's Press Room.

Focus and teamwork the key to success in KPMG Couta Boat Classic

9 January 2012 - Under blue skies and fair winds, more than 600 business leaders sailed into 2012 on board the KPMG Couta Boat Classic in Sorrento.

Australian businesses should revisit anti-bribery and corruption arrangements

15 December 2011 - Australian businesses with international operations should review their anti-bribery and corruption arrangements.

KPMG reports FY11 revenues of US$22.7 billion

12 December 2011 - KPMG announced member firm combined revenues totalling $22.7 billion for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2011.

Australians continue our love affair with mobile technology, but do we trust it?

12 December 2011 - Australians continue to match it with the best in the world in mature economies in our love of the latest tablets and smartphones which supplement rather than replace our PCs and laptops.

Self-managed funds change the game: KPMG/ACFS

24 November 2011 - Extraordinary growth in self-managed super funds to June 2011 may limit the growth of assets within superannuation institutions.

Building societies and credit unions show strength and resilience: KPMG survey

22 November 2011 - Australia’s credit unions and building societies recorded a year of strong performance despite increased pressure from the majors.

Carbon tax presents new challenges for CFOs in Australia

17 November 2011 - The Clean Energy legislation will present a wide array of complex challenges for CFOs in Australia, according to the G100 and KPMG.

Regional banks competitive in a tough market: KPMG survey

15 November 2011 - Australia’s regional banks have come through a challenging year and continue to provide a viable alternative to the major banks.

Banks shine ahead of gloomy European winter – KPMG report

3 November 2011 - Australia’s major banks (the majors) have weathered global financial conditions and posted a solid profit for the 2010-2011 year.

New IFRS interpretation impacts production stripping costs for mining sector

2 November 2011 - The International Accounting Standards Board recently published new requirements for accounting for production stripping costs incurred in surface mining activity.

Trade deficit blow-out hurting $108 billion food and grocery industry

2 November 2011 - The trade deficit of Australia’s $108 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry almost doubled over the past year, according to a new report by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and KPMG.

GFC 2.0? Australia is more Goldilocks than doomsday

20 October 2011 - Reports about the demise of the Australian economy are greatly exaggerated.

KPMG firms exceed emission reduction target

13 October 2011 - KPMG International announced today it achieved a 29 percent reduction in net emissions per full-time equivalent employee over the three-year period from its 2007 baseline of 25 percent.

Mentoring future industry leaders

5 October 2011 - KPMG, one of the world's leading professional services firms will provide mentoring and real-world problem solving opportunities to Monash students in a new initiative set to enhance Monash University’s Master Business program.

China wake-up call for Australia business

20 September 2011 - Australia and China: Future Partnerships focuses on future opportunities from reciprocal trade between Australia and China and identifies opportunities in the demographics, energy and resources, banking and infrastructure sectors.

General insurers’ results resilient with reinsurance buffering the impact of catastrophic losses – KPMG survey

15 September 2011 - Natural catastrophes and relatively stable investment returns marked the full year Australian results of Australian-based general insurers.

New IASB investment fund proposals, do they go far enough?

6 September 2011 - KPMG in Australia gave a qualified welcome to the recent proposed amendments to consolidation requirements, issued by the IASB.

Insurance and investor fraud hit new highs: KPMG research

31 August 2011 - A record number of insurance fraud cases and fraud against investors have gone through Australian courts in the first half of 2011.

KPMG appoints John Fitzgerald as Specialist Advisor, Infrastructure

29 August 2011 - KPMG in Australia has appointed John Fitzgerald as Specialist Adviser to its Infrastructure Group, commencing 1 September 2011.

KPMG member firms set to hire 75,000 graduates worldwide

10 August 2011 - KPMG's member firms will hire approximately 75,000 campus graduates worldwide over the next three years, a 25 percent increase in the firm's historical graduate recruitment resourcing target.

KPMG in Australia announces new Audit Head and Victorian Chair

8 August 2011 - KPMG has announced Duncan McLennan as the firm’s new National Audit Managing Partner, and Rob Bazzani to the role of Victorian Chairman, effective immediately.

Extreme Australia: A nation of two tribes

8 August 2011 - An era of rapid social, behavioural and technological change is dividing Australia’s population into two distinct tribes.

Local business yet to capitalise on Australian's love of social media

2 August 2011 - Global analysis by KPMG of the use of social media by business found Australia lags behind other countries in integrating social media into their business operations to realise true benefits in productivity and cost savings.

Improving communications can improve access to capital, new KPMG analysis finds

25 July 2011 - Analysis by KPMG of the Management Commentary included in the most recent Annual Reports of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) top 50 companies.

Shanghai today: NSW Premier announces KPMG/University of Sydney research to strengthen China business ties

20 July 2011 - China is likely to shape our economic future more than any other country and businesses that are not engaged with China need a China strategy, says a preview of new research by KPMG and the University of Sydney China Studies Centre.

Increasing interconnection and climate change dominate business risk concerns: new research

18 July 2011 - New research tracking perceptions of influential leaders from Australia’s business, government and academic communities has found risks emerging from the natural environment dominate concerns.

KPMG report: Global retail banks consider new business models in the race to monetize the mobile payments space

13 July 2011 - As payments made from mobile phones and other mobile devices increasingly become a popular preference over cheques, cash and even debit cards, many banks around the world are rapidly re-evaluating and evolving their business models.

Carbon scheme: Implications for business

11 July 2011 - KPMG analysis reveals businesses need to understand how to mitigate new risks and maximise opportunities from the carbon scheme.

Renewables M&A hits the acceleration pedal

7 July 2011 - According to Green Power: 2011, KPMG’s annual survey of global renewable energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A), 2010 was an active year for renewable energy M&A.

Consistency at last for defined benefit plan accounting

6 July 2011 - "Entities with defined benefit pension obligations will find their profit and loss significantly affected by recent changes made to IAS 19 Employee Benefits" comments Kris Peach, KPMG Audit partner, Department of Professional Practice.

KPMG announces new partners for 2011

1 July 2011 - KPMG today announced the appointment of new partners for 2011; half who were promoted to the role and half who joined the partnership from senior roles in industry.

KPMG appoints Peter Nash as Australian Chairman

30 June 2011 - KPMG partners have elected national and Asia Pacific audit head and Victorian Chairman, Peter Nash, as KPMG’s new Australian Chairman.

UK Bribery Act ups the ante for Australian organisations in the UK

30 June 2011 - Australian businesses with operations in the UK as well as Australian subsidiaries of UK parent companies will not only be subject to Australian anti-bribery laws but also to the requirements of the UK Bribery Act.

Business confidence waning in Australian Private Companies

28 June 2011 - Private companies have become more pessimistic about their short term prospects than they were 12 months ago and more than 30 percent have reported negative profit growth, according to KPMG’s annual Private Companies Survey.

Baby busted – skills, tax, labour in short supply as Boomers make grand exit

30 May 2011 - An annual migrant intake of up to 180,000 skilled workers is necessary to fill the gap as Australia’s baby boomers depart the workforce, says KPMG demographer, Bernard Salt, in a new book released today.

Federal Budget shows long term contribution of the resource boom to the national economy, says KPMG

12 May 2011 - The Federal Government has again emphasised the mining boom as the driving force of the national economy in the Budget.

KPMG appoints Michael J. Andrew as Global Chairman: first to hold role from the Asia Pacific region

12 May 2011 - Michael Andrew, 54, has been elected Chairman of KPMG International. He will lead the KPMG global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services for a four-year term, effective October 1, 2011.

Revamp of the fringe benefits tax treatment of cars removes the perceived incentive to drive more kilometres, says KPMG

11 May 2011 - Federal Budget 2011 media release - As expected, the Government announced a crack down on excess company car use by introducing a flat 20 percent statutory formula regardless of the distance travelled.

A predictable major banks’ result heralds an unpredictable future - KPMG

5 May 2011 - Australia’s major banks have posted a profit before tax of $15.7 billion for the 2010-2011 half year, up 8 percent from last year’s $14.5 billion, however the results are mostly predictable and reflect a half year of little change.

Melbourne's Latte Line leaps the Yarra... and the Maribyrnong

19 April 2011 - The western edge of Melbourne has pulled well clear of the Gold Coast, outstripping population growth in any comparable region in Australia.

Fraud numbers ease but the war on fraud continues

28 March 2011 - Australia’s fraud levels eased from $2.3m per case to pre-GFC levels of $1.7m per case, according to KPMG’s latest Fraud Barometer released today.

KPMG launches specialised investment consulting offering for superannuation funds

21 March 2011 - KPMG has launched KPMG Investment Consulting, a specialised investment consulting offering that will provide independent, expert advice and support to superannuation funds (and other institutional investors).

GenerationOne and KPMG promote indigenous jobs

15 February 2011 - The Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) is an initiative that aims provide 50,000 sustainable Indigenous jobs. Many were at KPMG’s Sydney office on 15 February 2011 to attend a briefing from AEC's sister organisation GenerationOne.

Employers need to adapt to a fragmented workforce: KPMG study

24 February 2011 - As work practices become fragmented, and time spent working is more fluid, employers will need to ensure their existing policies provide sufficient support for their workforce, according to a study by KPMG.

KPMG to provide broader global outsourcing advisory services through acquisition of EquaTerra

24 February 2011 - Acquisition reflects KPMG growth strategy to identify service opportunities for high demand market sectors.

Portable technologies increasingly enable a fragmented workforce: KPMG study

24 February 2011 - Technology has already changed the way most Australians work and this trend is set to further ‘fragment’ the workforce, according to a study by KPMG.

Previous years

Press contacts

Journalists looking for comment on a particular subject or sector can contact KPMG's media team.

Press contacts

Journalists looking for comment on a particular subject or sector can contact KPMG's media team.

Review and Outlook FY11

We look retrospectively at FY11 and celebrate our successes in our latest annual review.

Subscribe to related feeds

© 2012 KPMG, an Australian partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved.
KPMG and the KPMG logo are registered trademarks of KPMG International.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International") is a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services. No member firm has any authority to obligate or bind KPMG International or any other member firm vis-à-vis third parties, nor does KPMG International have any such authority to obligate or bind any member firm.