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Australia’s Westpac Bank Reports $1.8 Billion Profit Amid Cost of Living Pressures
Cost of living and high interest rates remained an issue for some customers and also businesses.
August 19, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
ANZ Rebuts Claim That Banks Are Falling Behind on Carbon Commitments
An environmental advocacy group has claimed Australia's biggest banks are pouring billions into fossil fuel industries.
July 16, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Major Bank Promises Not to Close Anymore Regional Branches Until 2027
Westpac will instead invest more than $150 million in the branch network in the next two years.
May 1, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Big Four Bank Westpac to Close Multiple Branches
The Financial Sector Union said Australians should have the right to do their banking in the manner they ...
March 13, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Westpac Shares Rise as Bank Reports $1.5 Billion Profit
Westpac shares were up 2.52 percent.
February 18, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Supermarket Giant Woolworths Supports Digital ID in Australia
'We support the acceleration of legislation to expand the scope of the digital ID,' Woolworths said.
February 7, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Bank Customers Unable to View or Access Accounts for Hours Overnight
Westpac online and mobile online bank services have now been restored after the outage overnight.
December 4, 2023
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Monica O’Shea
Commonwealth Bank to Pause Regional Branch Closures, but Says Customers Going Online Fast
A Senate inquiry is examining the impact 600 bank closures in regional communities have had since 2017.
September 20, 2023
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Andrew Stacey
Major Australian Bank Starts Cutting Cash Services At Branches
One major Australian bank has begun phasing out cash transactions at a number of its branches saying it ...
April 7, 2023
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Lis Wang
Education Union Press for Gender Affirmation Leave at Tasmanian University
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University of Tasmania (UTAS) are “locked in a battle” after ...
April 28, 2022
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Marina Zhang
Australians to Avoid $120 Million Loss With Automatic Anti-Scam System: Westpac Bank
A new banking system will help thousands of Australians save an estimated $120 million (US$89.3 million) annually by ...
April 11, 2022
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Alfred Bui
Australian Consumer Confidence for January Hits 30-year Low
Australian consumer confidence plunged to its lowest January reading since 1992 and the overall lowest since October 2020, ...
January 19, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
Consumer Confidence Plummets as Half of Australia Enters Lockdowns
Consumer confidence experienced its sharpest weekly drop since the start of the CCP virus pandemic as states announce ...
July 20, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
Lockdown Impact on Card Spending Muted in NSW Compared to Victoria
The recent lockdown restrictions in New South Wales (NSW) have had a lower impact on spending activity in ...
July 7, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
Westpac to Pay Australia’s Largest Fine for Breaching Laws That Stop Terrorism, Child Exploitation
Westpac has agreed to pay $1.3 billion, the largest fine in Australian corporate history, to settle a case ...
September 23, 2020
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Daniel Y. Teng
Australia’s Strategic Interests Influence Westpac Bank’s Pacific Sell-Off
Westpac Bank will take into account Australia's strategic needs if it goes ahead with the sale of its ...
September 13, 2020
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Victoria Kelly-Clark
Consumer Confidence Stages Full Recovery
Consumer confidence has bounced back to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in June, with the easing of restrictions giving ...
June 10, 2020
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AAP
Westpac Bank First-Half Cash Profit Falls 70%
Westpac, one of the top four banks in Australia, has deferred a decision on its interim payout to ...
May 3, 2020
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AAP
Queensland Landlords Foot Bill for State’s Mandated Rent Measures
The Queensland government's decision to freeze residential evictions for six months and cancel rent arrears has been criticised ...
April 13, 2020
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Caden Pearson
Australia’s 2nd-Largest Bank Westpac ‘Shattered’ Over Money-Laundering Lawsuit
SYDNEY—Westpac Banking Corp said it was "shattered" by a money-laundering lawsuit over payments that it unwittingly facilitated among ...
December 12, 2019
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