The Regional Banking Taskforce established in late 2021 was part of a last-ditch offensive by the Liberal-National Coalition government to shore up votes before the election.
In two weeks, the moral fibre of Australia’s political and judicial system will be put to its latest test when war crimes whistleblower David McBride is put on what is likely to be a secret trial.
He faces up to 50 years in prison.
While the 2021 Senate inquiry into the collapse of Sterling Income Trust, which left more than 100 elderly retirees and pensioners facing eviction and homelessness, is yet to result in any concrete outcomes, it has certainly contributed to a new p
One day left to sign the petition for a moratorium on regional bank closures, an inquiry into the banks, and to have the bankers’ taskforce report pulped.