Most Aussies ready to withstand another rate hike: NAB The majority of business and retail customers have solid buffers and will be able to deal with an anticipated interest rate hike, a big four bank says. AAP · May 3
Rate hike 'risks hurting' fragile consumer sentiment A fresh survey of Australian consumer sentiment doesn't make for encouraging reading as the central bank weighs lifting the cash rate at its next meeting. AAP · Jan 12
Loan defaults bad for business as NAB profit takes hit Business lending is growing for NAB but so is the level of bad debt from that customer segment, pumping the brakes on profits at the big four bank. AAP · Nov 6, 2025
Former finance minister to lead banking industry Former politician Simon Birmingham will take the top job at an influential bank lobbying group after leaving politics earlier in 2025. AAP · Jun 20, 2025
Why you’ve probably never heard of the first woman to summit Everest ANALYSIS: She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
Labor wants to fix Australia’s housing issues – but there’s little hope for those not already on the ladder Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widen The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
NAB's $3.6b earnings top expectations but risks remain National Australia Bank has reported a slight rise in interim earnings and says it's in good shape despite the economic threat posed by US tariffs. AAP · May 6, 2025
NAB boss flags trade war risk as annual profit dips National Australia Bank boss Andrew Irvine is worried about the risk of a trade war between the US and China, and its implications for the Australian economy. AAP · Nov 7, 2024
Body of Legendary Mount Everest Climber Reportedly Found by Film Crew, Could Solve Century-Old Mystery A National Geographic film crew found remains on Mount Everest that may belong to Andrew Irvine, a climber who vanished in 1924. Latin Times · Oct 11, 2024
Jimmy Chin's "monumental and emotional" discovery of Andrew Irvine's body on Everest may finally put mountaineering's most enduring mystery to rest The director was on Everest filming an upcoming National Geographic documentary when the discovery was made Advnture · Oct 11, 2024
Surcharges are added to most purchases, but what are the rules behind these extra fees? You head to the register at the cafe to pay for your lunch, swipe your card and suddenly realise you’ve been hit with an extra small but unexpected charge. The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024
Plague of our time: banks devoting more to scam fight Australia's big four banks say they're setting aside more resources to prevent customers being scammed out of their money. AAP · Aug 30, 2024
‘It doesn’t make any sense’: new twist in mystery of Mount Everest and the British explorers’ missing bodies A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to conquer the summit. Mallory’s body was later discovered, but now the remains of both are nowhere to be found. Who moved them? The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Union hopes for reset with incoming NAB chief executive National Australia Bank has announced that Andrew Irvine will replace Ross McEwan as its chief executive, effective in April. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023 Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps
Belfast Live · Mar 14, 2023 Loss of European Social Fund 'will cripple communities and cost the government more in the long run' Community organisations and service users have warned of the devastating impact the loss of the European Social Fund will have on Northern Ireland's most vulnerable
Belfast Live · Oct 11, 2022 Northern Ireland community groups facing funding 'cliff edge' as EU money runs out and UK cash failing to replace it Major concerns raised over lack of UK cash to replace European Union’s Social Fund money
Daily Record · May 27, 2022 'Significant concerns' for man who vanished from Scots town sparking police probe Andrew Irvine was last seen in Barrhead's Main Street at around 8.10am on Friday.
Glasgow Live · May 27, 2022 Police 'significantly concerned' for welfare of man who disappeared from home UPDATE: Andrew Irvine, reported missing from Barrhead, has been traced safe and well.