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‘Don’t care’: More bank branches to close

Australian’s major banks are shutting down more branches across the country and have been accused of not caring about their customers.NAB has announced branches at Jeparit and Inverloch in Victoria will close in July.Meanwhile, branches at…

Rat-infested rental with $780 price tag

Students and young people are barely holding on during the current rental crisis, with dozens of young people taking to Sydney streets to protest what they say is a lack of action from the major parties. One student revealed that he and his…

‘Stop the slaughter’: Aldi slammed by TWU

Aldi has been slammed following the demise of Australia’s biggest refrigerated logistics group Scott’s, with the supermarket giant to be inundated with protesters from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) on Tuesday.Scott’s 1500 staff members…

Town’s fury at ‘disgraceful’ Westpac move

Residents of a booming outback Queensland mining town are furious at the “disgraceful” decision by Westpac to close its branch there, amid warnings regional bank closures are reaching “crisis” levels.Cloncurry in northwestern Queensland,…

‘Stinks’: Horror reality of bank closures

People are being forced to drive up to $200,000 in cash thousands of kilometres while vulnerable customers are handing over sensitive bank account details to library staff – that’s the dire reality facing Aussie towns with a number set to…

CBA sacks staff, offshores jobs to India

The Commonwealth Bank has been accused of putting “profits before people” with 113 staff set to be sacked and the roles sent offshore to India, according to the Finance Sector Union.Employees in jobs including technology and customer…