Friday, September 26, 2025
POLITICS

After previous failures, doubts linger over the ability of APRA and ASIC to lift their game

Doubts have been raised whether the nation’s two peak financial regulators will be able to sharply lift their efforts after the banking royal commission recommended they take more strong-arm action while facing extra oversight...
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POLITICS

Compensation scheme to follow Hayne’s indictment of financial sector

Compensation scheme to follow Hayne’s indictment of financial sector Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The Morrison government has promised to establish a compensation scheme of last resort - paid for by the financial services industry -...
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POLITICS

Banking Royal Commission: no commissions, no exemptions, no fees without permission. Hayne gets the government to do a U-turn

Banking Royal Commission: no commissions, no exemptions, no fees without permission. Hayne gets the government to do a U-turn Peter Martin, The Conversation Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was glossing over history when he said the final...
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POLITICS

Yes, Kenneth: Coalition response to banking inquiry is pure politics

The government hopes to neutralise the shocking royal commission evidence by accepting everything Kenneth Hayne recommended In political terms, it’s blindingly obvious why. A federal election is in sight. The Coalition is vulnerable on this...
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POLITICS

The truth about political donations: there is so much we don’t know

Approximately $15 million in donations was disclosed by donors, a small proportion of parties' total funding. The Liberal Party received $95 million in funding across its eight separate divisions, which includes donations and other receipts...
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POLITICS

New regulations expose energy price gouging through ‘free’ comparison sites

New regulations expose energy price gouging through 'free' comparison sites Consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer. Yung Chang/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Bruce Mountain, Victoria University A new regulation has highlighted the...
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POLITICS

MYEFO reveals billions more in revenue, $9 billion in fresh election tax cuts

They are the two rules that have defined the Coalition's economic management - budget repair and a "speed limit on taxes". On Monday, they found themselves on the final stretch of the collision course...
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FUA AWARDS

What the bank bosses had to say at the royal commission, in language you can understand

What the bank bosses had to say at the royal commission, in language you can understand In the commission’s interim report released in September, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne said the regulators had sufficient powers to police their...
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