The Effect of Mortgage Debt on Consumer Spending Evidence from Household Level Data – 2019

E&OERadio InterviewABC Illawarra22 July 2026. Topics: Buying and selling of bank accounts; Efforts to combat money laundering; Scam prevention efforts by banks Melinda James: Well, this is a big and growing problem. There were 13,000 bank accounts shut down by the four major Australian banks in the financial year 2023–24. So, how big a problem… Read more »

Thank you for the opportunity to appear alongside our friends and colleagues at COBA today.   The Cash Distribution Framework Bills are a critical step to provide security to the long-term availability of cash in Australia.   Our written submission sets out our position in detail. Today I will focus on a few key points.  The banking industry is committed to ensuring that Australians who… Read more »

E&OERadio Interview2SM Sydney21 July 2026. Topics: Buying and selling of bank accounts; Efforts to combat money laundering Tim Webster: Look, we spoke to Peter Price from Crime Stoppers, the boss at Crime Stoppers, about this banking mules. I mean, this ridiculous situation where the young ones are coerced into being, you know, money mules and… Read more »