Multiple outlets report that accounting firm EY has terminated an employee following allegations that a staff member accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal bank account without authorization. The matter is said to have occurred while the employee was on secondment to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where the individual worked in an internal role connected to banking operations. One report states the employee was charged in relation to accessing the account. Bloomberg adds that the allegations involve junior hires and describes the incident as a potential criminal development, placing it within a broader context of governance and compliance scandals that have affected parts of the accounting and consulting sector in recent years. NDTV reports that the EY employees involved joined the firm in March and were on secondment at the time of the breach. The sources describe the action as an account-access breach targeting the prime minister’s personal finances, with EY responding by sacking the staff member(s) following the allegations. Details of the alleged access method, extent of data viewed, and any court proceedings are not included in the provided reports.