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Turnbull to banks: pass on whole interest rate cut

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sternly told the banks they should pass on the whole of Tuesday’s rate cut - or their chief executives must explain why they are not doing so.

After the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.5%, the four big banks said they would pass on only part of the reduction. They have also said they...

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PC sets groundwork for long-awaited look at super competition and efficiency

  • Written by: Jim Minifie, Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
imageThe long-awaited look into super is happening. Image sourced from www.shutterstock.com

The Productivity Commission has released its draft report setting out criteria for assessing the competitiveness and efficiency of the superannuation system. The final report will be delivered in November this year.

The study, the first stage of a three-stage...

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The traditionalists are restless, so why don't they have a party of their own in Australia?

  • Written by: Gregory Melleuish, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong
imageLiberal senator Cory Bernardi claims his 'Australian Conservatives' movement has recorded more than 50,000 registrations.AAP/Sam Mooy

In 1985, B.A. Santamaria speculated about the possibility of a new political party in Australia that would be composed of the Nationals, the traditionalist section of the Liberal Party and the “moderate and...

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Mobile payments and tap and go might not mean the end for tellers

  • Written by: Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology

Consumers are drawing out less cash and using other methods to pay for things such as contactless payments, but this doesn’t necessarily signal the end of bank tellers or their automated counterparts.

There is conflicting evidence on whether or not banks are moving away from providing customers with a human face or an ATM.

Looking...

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