News Articles for KPMG

One could be forgiven for thinking that the contemporary use of the term ‘disruption' was bordering on overuse and beginning to lose its impact. In recent years, not a week would go by without another emerging technology or innovative business model concept being labelled as disruptive.

From traffic management to crime and utilities, smart city tech is advancing rapidly.

The value and contribution of the arts to society is a question that has been postulated throughout human history.

WA has so far been spared the worst of COVID-19 but the experience has nonetheless triggered big changes in workplace management and planning.

COVID-19 created rapid change, and the lasting impacts of the pandemic on offices and ways of working suggest that few “white collar” workers will return to a daily, 9-to-5 stint at the office anyt

Western Australia has 1,064,700 square kilometres occupied by agriculture, and this vast area is supported by 35,000 people working in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries.

KPMG Australia is the first of the “big four” accounting firms to open an office in the Pilbara.

Mining and Energy lie at the heart of Western Australia's future. WA Department of Mines figures show the State's minerals sector employed +124,000 individuals in 2018 – 2019 and WA accounts

For a few years now we have heard many organisations talk about transformation – digital, customer, operating model. The term ‘VUCA' – volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity being

We are one of the most successful economies in the modern world, but some people are being left behind.

SPECIAL REPORT: Capital for the junior mining sector is drying up amid growing concern the traditional business model for small explorers is broken.

After going into liquidation in February, Kosmic Sound has been saved by South Australian business Dale Cleves Music Group, shortly after another iconic WA brand Jeanswest was also rescued.

National retailer Jeanswest, established in Perth in 1972, has entered into voluntary administration today, putting at risk nearly 1,000 jobs across the country.

Contractor Sodexo will exit a loss-making contract running Melaleuca female prison in April, about four years after the facility opened, following a December agreement for the government to take over operations.

Australia's chief executives have listed digital transformation as their top concern heading into a new decade, according to KMPG's annual survey of nearly 200 c-suite executives.

Peter Quinlan spent plenty of time listening during an appearance at ‘Justice Reinvestment' earlier this month, a panel discussion hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

Privately-owned contractor GenusPlus Group has completed its fifth acquisition in the space of two years, confirming today it has bought EC&M out of administration with plans to retain a small group of key staff to help rebuild the business.

Aged care and retirement living provider Bethanie has acquired Berrington Care Group's Subiaco and Como centres, which it expects to operate early next year. The sale comes five months after Berrington went into administration.

Over the course of two decades, Deloitte has overtaken all its major rivals to become the largest accounting and consulting firm in Western Australia, helped by multiple acquisitions.

The rise of Asia in the 21st century will be the biggest trade, investment, social and cultural opportunity for Western Australians. We are fortunate to be the Australian stat

Every morning, in almost every Perth suburb, you will find a group of dedicated cyclists plying their trade. While conversations may vary from weather to watts or coffee to cranks, there is a

SPECIAL REPORT: Accounting firms are widening their services into new areas as they seek a competitive edge.

How does one discuss the obvious to a readership that understands our State so well?

KPMG has been appointed as administrator to two subisdiaries of West Perth-based Northern Oil & Gas Australia, with contractor GR Engineering Services going into a trading halt as result of the action.

Edith Cowan University vice-chancellor Stephen Chapman has questioned whether it is the role of universities to prepare students for particular jobs.

Galaxy Resources has confirmed interest in striking a downstream processing deal with Alita Resources' offtake partner, just a day after placing the lithium miner into receivership, while Talison is reconsidering the timing of its $516 million stage three expansion project at Greenbushes.

Nearly 160 of EC&M's 400 employees will be back at work in September, with administrators progressing deals with major clients since the business hit the wall last week.

“A Fireman! I want to be a Fireman!” was a declaration that I made one morning at the breakfast table to my Father at the age of seven.

Twelve big companies have pledged to lift their indigenous procurement to 3 per cent of their annual spend, seeking to match targets the federal and state governments have already set for their own agencies.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has announced a new chairperson and the departure of Janet Holmes a Court from its board.

One of the key findings of our 2019 Global CEO Outlook was that 84 percent of the 1,300 CEOs surveyed told us they want a culture where it is accepted that errors and mistakes are part of the innov

David Flanagan will be replaced by former KPMG partner Gary Smith as chancellor of Murdoch University, following the completion of his second term in the role.

Fifteen businesses have expressed an interest in buying Berrington Care Group, an aged care provider which went into administration earlier this month, while residents consider options for nearly $125 million of deposits.

WA's major theatre company has reported a sharp fall in box office sales for the fourth year in succession, along with a small operating surplus, with a big donation from Minderoo Foundation helping to bolster its financial position.

Administrators were today appointed to two entities in Berrington Care Group, which operates aged care facilities in Subiaco and Como.

Recent years have seen a growing awareness that the keys to Indigenous advancement and development are broader than social programmes and government policy. While these remain key enablers, i

SPECIAL REPORT: Reconciliation Action Plans are used by hundreds of organisations across Australia to deliver better outcomes. Click through to our Indigenous Development feature.

Wangara-based Fleetcare has struck a $150 million deal with an undisclosed major Australian bank, which it says will pave the way for additional growth.

Corporate wellbeing has moved from the ‘nice to have' list to being ‘the bedrock of a high performing culture'. Gone are the days where a fruit bowl and gym membership are enough to tick the box.

How do decarbonisation, electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and smart devices benefit Western Australia?