Australia news live: Westpac director resigns as KPMG scandal widens; Australia records fifth hottest June on record

According to The Guardian, Australia's major accounting firms are facing a growing accountability crisis. Ernst and Young employees, on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank, accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking details through the bank's systems. The two were fired and charged. Albanese called the breach alarming, saying any unauthorized access to an Australian's private information is unacceptable—especially from contractors. The incident compounds pressure on KPMG, where a Westpac director has resigned over its own scandal. The government says it's accelerating its oversight of these firms.

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