The Senate inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia holds its 13th and final public hearing in Bribie Island, Queensland, on Tuesday 16 April.
The hearing is expected to attract a large public audience of Queensland locals incensed at the actions of the banks.
New Zealand’s competition regulator has called on the government to back the public Kiwibank to force competition onto Australia’s profit-gouging Big Four banks.
It’s a strong endorsement of the nation’s public bank, 22 years after it was established as a public post office bank by the Helen Clark Labour government.
NEW: Sign the new Change.org petition to “Save Cheques”. Last year Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced cheques would be phased out by 2030, but he based his decision on false data from Anna Bligh’s Australian Banking Association that claimed cheque use had plummeted.
Watch all episodes on 7Plus; send Australian post office interview to your MP
Aussies who care about fighting financial corruption are reporting being very moved by watching Mr Bates vs the Post Office last night on Channel 7.
Watch ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ on Channel 7 and 7Plus, 14 and 21 February
Last week was the global launch of “Banks gone everywhere” by Lakka Cash, a new take on a classic Aussie song.
