Breaking News Live Updates: KPMG Australia said its chairman and two senior partners have resigned over the handling of whistleblower allegations the firm misused confidential client information to win audit work.

The move comes after a difficult parliamentary hearing which grilled several people connected to a growing scandal over the misuse of confidential client files.

The KPMG scandal has claimed another scalp with its chairman the latest to accept accountability for the misuse of confidential customer information.