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The Australian share market has closed higher after Westpac posted a $4 billion profit in its half-yearly results. Look back on the day's events as they happened with our blog.

Despite the short-term cyclical downturn, the chip industry’s long-term outlook remains positive due to the increasing use of chips in powering critical technologies and government initiatives. Therefore, investors can add quality chip stocks Applied Materials (AMAT), ASE Technology Holding (ASX), and Park Aerospace (PKE) now. Read on.

Supermarket giant Coles has confirmed it has been impacted by the Latitude Financial data breach, saying personal information used to issue historical Coles-branded credit cards has been stolen by a cyber criminal group.

The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, extends his term as CEO of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co.

Mining company ERA is hoping to raise $369 million to continue funding the rehabilitation of a uranium mine in Kakadu National Park.

A defence lawyer for one of the five people acquitted says they will bear the burden of court costs and ongoing impacts from the four-week trial.

Corporate watchdog ASIC is investigating Australian share market operator ASX for potential breaches after a botched overhaul of its transaction system.

With confirmation that millions of personal data files were stolen in Latitude Financial's cyber hack, customers past and present are growing tired of the company's lack of communication.

The fallout from the cyber attack on non-bank lender Latitude Financial, which exposed the details of current and former customers, is continuing.