2 Aug.—Wayne Byres, chairman of banking regulator the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), announced last Tuesday that he will step down on 30 October, 18 months before the expiry of his second five-year term.
PASS motions/resolutions supporting the CPSB Bill!
On 27 July, the Narrabri Shire Council in NSW unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Commonwealth Postal Savings Bank (CPSB) Bill, calling on the Parliament to pass the legislation and on 28 July, the Banana Shire Council in QLD carried a similar resolution with no opposition. On 3 August we were informed that the Licensed Post Office Group have endorsed the CPSB. Get involved and call upon your community organisations and local council to join the fight for federal legislation to create a Postal Bank. Download PDF Flyer of Narrabri Shire & Banana Shire Resolutions.
Sign petition: An Australia Post ‘people’s bank’—a win-win solution for the nation
2 Aug.—Wayne Byres, chairman of banking regulator the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), announced last Tuesday that he will step down on 30 October, 18 months before the expiry of his second five-year term.
20 July 2022—New Zealand is reshaping the laws governing its Reserve Bank through a review of its monetary policy framework ongoing since 2017. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 was updated in August 2021 and a new Deposit Take
More than 18 months after it commenced in September 2020, the public inquiry into the May 2017 suicide bombing of Manchester Arena heard its final testimony on 15 March this year, and is not expected to hand down its final report until late this…