Deborah O’Neill
AustraliapoliticianFemale6.3Global Dominance: 0.03%Deborah O’Neill is a Labor Senator who has criticized Deloitte's handling of AI in consultancy, advocating for a stronger public service to ensure effective governance and reduce reliance on external consulting firms.
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Labor senator Deborah O’Neill exposed KPMG’s alleged client confidentiality abuses.
Chairman’s departure is just one of a thousand cutsAustralia· 2026-06-23
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill questioned KPMG's leadership team during the parliamentary hearing.
KPMG chair Martin Sheppard to resign after damning Senate inquiry, scandalAustralia· 2026-06-23
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill’s decision to reveal the whistleblower’s claims in parliament in March sparked the hearing.
Whistleblower reveals the toll of speaking out over alleged misconduct by KPMGAustralia· 2026-06-21Labor senator Deborah O’Neill aired the allegations in March this year.
Mike Baird criticises firm’s use of legal privilege at Senate inquiryAustralia· 2026-06-19
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill revealed the whistleblower allegations in parliament.
NSW and Victorian governments put KPMG on noticeAustralia· 2026-06-03
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill has found a worthy behavioral lightning rod for the parliamentary committee on financial services she chairs.
KPMG scandal sure to claim more casualtiesAustralia· 2026-06-01A letter from Lendlease chief executive Tony Lombardo in late April to a parliamentary joint committee chaired by Labor MP Deborah O’Neill confirmed the construction giant had been the victim of the earlier data breach.
KPMG faces first major client loss from whistleblower scandalAustralia· 2026-06-01
Labor MP Deborah O’Neill raised the whistleblower allegations in a Senate speech.
What whistleblower scandal? KPMG continues to dish out adviceAustralia· 2026-05-31
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill, co-chair of the parliamentary friends of Ukraine group, said on Monday: 'Ukraine’s strength is inseparable from Australia’s national interest.'
CareSuper probes links to Russian oil trade as Geneva meetings become frantic over Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace dealAustralia· 2025-11-24
Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill said Deloitte 'has been caught out and found wanting in its use of AI'.
Dodgy report a sign of times as AI use ramps upAustralia· 2025-10-07
