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Banking productivity measures to help boost competition and benefit customers
Banks welcome Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ release today of draft regulations to lift the cap on covered bond issuance, a practical step that would help small and mid-tier banks access cheaper, more stable funding. ABA CEO Simon Birmingham said these changes, including streamlined…
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Banks welcome calls for regulation that backs growth
Banks have welcomed Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson’s call today for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to give more weight to economic growth in their decision making. ABA CEO Simon Birmingham said…
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ABA CEO interview with ABC Afternoon Briefing’s Patricia Karvelas on the Australia-EU free trade deal
E&OETV InterviewInterview ABC Afternoon Briefing19 October 2026 Topics: Australia-EU free trade deal, investment benefits Patricia Karvelas: Simon Birmingham is the CEO of the Australian Banking Association, but he’s a former finance minister in a previous coalition government.…
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Alliance of Industry Associations: Concerns regarding inadequate consultation for complex legislative and regulatory reform
We write on behalf of the undersigned Alliance of Industry Associations to raise a growing concern aboutgovernment’s inadequate consultation on recent complex legislative and regulatory reforms. We represent 30groups from across the economy including small, medium and large…
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Australian banks continue efforts to counter financial abuse
The ABA welcomes the release of the Federal Government’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services’ inquiry into financial abuse, released today. ABA CEO Simon Birmingham acknowledged the important work of the committee as well as the…
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ABA CEO interview with ABC Statewide Drive’s Jane Nield on regional banking
E&OERadio InterviewInterview ABC Statewide Drive Victoria9 October 2026 Topics: Regional banking Jane Nield: Well, do you still have a bank branch in your local area? If you’re one of the more than 600 regional locations nationwide that have lost a bank in the last few years,…
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ABA opening statement to the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Committee for the opportunity to appear today. Australia’s banks are not approaching artificial intelligence as a distant prospect. It is already at work in our industry, every hour of every day. It is checking payments in real time,…
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ABA CEO doorstop with 9 News on credit card surcharging ban
E&OEDoorstop9 News8 October 2026 Topics: Credit card surcharging ban Journalist: The Greens say that to solve this issue, the banks should be paying the credit card surcharge. What’s your response to that? Simon Birmingham: Having a safe, modern, secure payment system does come…
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ABA CEO interview with ABC Adelaide’s Nikolai Beilharz on regional banking
E&OERadio InterviewInterview ABC Adelaide8 October 2026 Topics: Regional banking Nikolai Beilharz: We know bank branches have been closing down, especially in regional areas of South Australia and Australia more broadly, including a number of places that have no local banking…
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ABA CEO interview with ABC Illawarra’s Stefan Posthuma on regional banking
E&OERadio InterviewInterview ABC Illawarra8 October 2026 Topics: Regional banking; Card Surcharging ban Stefan Posthuma: You might have heard that the Commonwealth Bank has announced it’s closing its Albion Park branch next month. That’s despite its recent commitment to not…