澳大利亚联邦政府延长了对毕马威（KPMG）竞标新政府合同的禁令，至少持续至2月底，理由是该机构存在所谓的严重道德失范。此举出台前，有指控称该事务所的审计合伙人滥用客户数据，随后又对一名举报人就此事的投诉处理不当。
Australia's federal government has extended its ban on KPMG bidding for new government contracts until at least the end of February, citing what it called serious ethical failings. The move follows allegations that audit partners at the firm misused client data and then mishandled a whistleblower's complaint about the matter.
澳大利亚联邦政府延长了一项禁止毕马威竞标新政府合同的禁令，将限制至少延长至2月底。官员表示，此次延长反映出外界对该事务所澳大利亚审计业务内部行为的持续担忧。
Australia's federal government has extended a ban preventing KPMG from bidding for new government contracts, pushing the restriction out until at least the end of February. Officials said the extension reflects ongoing concerns about conduct inside the firm's Australian audit practice.
该禁令源于一起审计泄密丑闻，毕马威合伙人被指滥用客户的机密数据，随后又对一名举报人就此事的投诉处理不当。政府称相关行为构成严重的道德失范，这一认定已损害了该事务所作为政府承包商的声誉。
The ban stems from an audit-leaks scandal in which KPMG partners are alleged to have misused confidential client data and then mishandled a subsequent whistleblower complaint about the matter. The government described the conduct as amounting to serious ethical failings, a characterization that has weighed on the firm's standing as a government contractor.
延长后的禁令使这家该国最大的专业服务公司之一在今后数月内无法承接新的联邦业务，也加大了对毕马威的压力，要求其证明已解决了治理漏洞。此案也加剧了外界对大型审计事务所如何处理客户信息以及内部员工投诉的更广泛审视。
The extended ban keeps one of the country's largest professional services firms shut out of new federal work for several more months, adding pressure on KPMG to demonstrate it has addressed the governance lapses. The case adds to wider scrutiny of how major audit firms handle client information and complaints from their own staff.