Deborah O’Neill
AustraliapoliticianFemale6.2Global Dominance: 0.01%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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Senator Deborah O’Neill was denigrated by Ebeid over her speech on the whistleblower claims.
Former RBA governor dragged into KPMG scandalAustralia· 2026-08-12
Ebeid issued a grovelling apology for dismissing the whistleblower’s allegations after Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill made them public in March.
KPMG executives Louise Capon, Dorothy Hisgrove depart embattled firmAustralia· 2026-08-11
Senator Deborah O'Neill has been involved in airing allegations regarding KPMG's misuse of confidential client information.
Chairman-elect Michael Ebeid admits he was ‘wrong on every level’ in apology to Senator O’NeillAustralia· 2026-08-10
Senator Deborah O’Neill blew the whistle on the KPMG scandal by reading out allegations in parliament.
Dismantling of corporate giant about to beginAustralia· 2026-08-02
Deborah O’Neill is a Labor Senator who revealed allegations from a whistleblower regarding KPMG's misconduct.
KPMG directors flee as whistleblower scandal worsensAustralia· 2026-07-28Labor senator Deborah O’Neill raised the allegations against KPMG in March this year.
KPMG Australia appoints John Sams as new CEOAustralia· 2026-07-21Labor senator Deborah O’Neill is in Washington this week in her capacity as the inaugural chair of the Australian parliament’s new defence committee.
Nothing artificial about Anthony Albanese’s intelligent intervention, but he’s running out of timeAustralia· 2026-07-17
Deborah O’Neill is a Labor senator who accused Ebeid of making false statements.
Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG boardAustralia· 2026-07-13Senator Deborah O’Neill has warned that partners in the consulting giants will fight to protect their own interests against the massive changes being proposed to deal with the industry’s cultural problems.
Consultants will fight change ‘tooth and nail’ warns Deborah O’Neill, who blew the whistle on KPMG, PwCAustralia· 2026-07-01
Senator Deborah O’Neill said of the PwC report in 2024 that it marks the end of impunity for a sector which has, for far too long, thrived in darkness.
New government options paper targets structural separation of consulting giants following recent scandalsAustralia· 2026-06-30
Deborah O'Neill is a Labor senator who made a speech in the Senate detailing bombshell claims from a whistleblower at KPMG.
A separate whistleblower scandal has risen up to bite KPMGAustralia· 2026-06-26
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· 2026-06-19Labor 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· 2026-06-01Labor 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
