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Burning down the house: Bendigo Bank blacklists towns that built it

Bendigo Bank, founded on the spoils of gold mining, now refuses home loans in dozens of mining ...  
The $1 trillion truth: Coalition to blame for Australia’s soaring debt

As gross government debt nears $1 trillion, the numbers reveal a confronting truth — most of it ...  
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EDITORIAL: ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

This week, Big Four bank ANZ informed 3,500 employees they were losing their jobs — via email ...  
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap whil ...  
Calls grow for new banking royal commission amid $8 billion scam losses

As scam losses in Australia reach $8 billion, pressure mounts on the Government to hold banks ...  
What Bendigo Bank does in the shadows

When even community banks start acting like the Big Four, it’s clear that regional Australia’s ...  
Data shows Albo reducing poverty while welfare sector insists he isn’t

Claims from Australia’s welfare peak body appear at odds with reality.  
Bendigo Bank axed Indigenous service weeks before reconciliation launch

Bendigo Bank shut its Aurukun agency before launching its Reconciliation Action Plan, casting ...  
Bendigo Bank profit surges as community groups get the boot

Bendigo Bank has pulled out of fundraising partnerships with community groups that have been ...  
Labor set to make the big reforms in its third term

Last week’s economic roundtable allows Treasurer Jim Chalmers to continue his incremental agenda ...  
Wages, cuts and confidence: Albanese's economic reboot gains steam

With interest rate cuts, rising wages and a housing rebound, the Albanese Government’s economic ...  
A smarter way to fund recovery: Why Ukraine needs GDP‑contingent loans

As Ukraine faces mounting debt and uncertain recovery, a new kind of loan could offer vital ...  
Interest rate cuts could quietly rescue the Federal Budget

While politicians argue over costly reforms, the RBA’s quiet rate cuts could be doing the heavy ...  
Sorting through the economic debate — Australia is well placed

While Australia’s economy faces short-term pressures, its structural strength remains a solid ...  
Denmark’s economy leads the world as Australia advances and USA declines

The Independent Australia ranking on economic management (IAREM) for 2025 affirms progressive ...  
Australian CEO pay scandal averted by PR spin and media churnalism

While CEO salaries in Australia soar to $39.5m, the media normalises our country's economic ineq ...  
Chalmers urged to solve a productivity problem that may not exist

Pundits berating the Labor Government over productivity are getting it all wrong.  
Warfare has turned financial and Australia is dangerously unprepared

The global battlefield has changed from ballistics to balance sheets, but Australia is still ...  
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