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KPMG partner and former Labor MP David Bradbury appointed to be deputy chair of banking, super regulator

The West Australian

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July 3, 2026

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A recently departed partner with embattled auditing firm KPMG, who is also a former Federal Labor MP, has been appointed to the board of Australia’s banking regulator for a five-year term.

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