I am joined by Robbie Barwick from the Australian Citizens Party to discuss a critical policy area, ahead of the new Parliament sitting next week. We want to make sure the politicians are aware of the benefits of a National Postal Bank, and how you can help to raise that awareness.
In today’s show we look at the latest inquiry into Banking, which is looking at how regional areas in Australia are and should be supported. Whilst the short-hand answer might appear to be go on-line, the truth is connectivity in many areas is still shaky, some services still need face to face interaction, yet banks are shutting branches and removing ATMs, in an attempt to drive down costs. There has been a 24 per cent fall in regional bank branches over the last four years, and this does not count the increasing number only open for a few hours a week.
You can make a submission for the next month or so. https://treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2021-222961
I discuss with Robbie Barwick from The Citizens Party.
We discuss the latest on Australia Post, and why we need a Post Bank, as well as more deception from politicians and regulators. Robbie gets angry, and I get philosophical!
Robbie Barwick is the Research Director for the Australian Citizens Party.
NAB and Commonwealth Bank have signed decade long agreements for banking services at Australia Post to ensure regional communities have face-to-face banking services for the next decade.
Robbie Barwick from The Citizens Party and I discuss.
We discuss the Senate report recently released as their investigation into the “Watch-gate” affair concludes. Robbie Barwick from the Australian Citizens Party and I highlight the key findings, and the broader issues raised – a victory for democracy….
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An extended show on the Australia Post ‘Watch-Gate” Affair, with Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party after the second Public Hearing which took place in Canberra this week.
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I discuss this weeks Senate hearing, where we finally saw the reality behind the Christine Holgate issue. Specifically, the quiet plans to privatise chunks of Australia Post, to the detriment of the Local Postal Outlets, and especially regional Australia; which Holgate resisted. And this created the ScoMo over-reaction in Parliament. Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party joins me to rake over the coals.
Sign the petition to reinstate Holgate: https://www.change.org/p/scott-morrison-pm-morrison-apologise-to-christine-holgate-and-reinstate-her-as-ceo-of-australia-post
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On Tuesday the Public Hearings will be held in Canberra relating to the Holgate affair.
With 22 submissions received, and the issues on the table, we look at the overall arguments, and question the values exhibited by ScoMo.
This is much more than a question of watches for a few AP Executives, it is about the future of AP and the machinery of Government, which is currently on the blink….
