19 February 2026
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E&OERadio InterviewInterview on ABC Adelaide1 October 2026 Topics: Interest rates; Hardship support from banks; Card surcharging ban Sonya Feldhoff: Simon Birmingham is the CEO of the Australian Banking Association. He’s also a former SA senator and finance minister. So, all of these things have been very much in his purview for a long time. Simon… Read more »
E&OERadio InterviewInterview on ABC Radio National Hour30 September 2026 Topics: Interest rates; Competition in home loan market; End of card surcharging Fran Kelly: In another ugly day for economic data, with headline inflation jumping to 4 per cent driven by surging petrol and building costs, while the other key figure, the trimmed mean inflation, remains… Read more »
Australians are set to enjoy more pricing certainty at the checkout as credit and debitcard surcharges are removed from tomorrow. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) card surcharge reforms which take effect fromtomorrow will mean: ABA CEO Simon Birmingham said the changes removed a common bugbear forconsumers, who will no longer face an extra fee… Read more »