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Scams costing Aussies $2 billion despite losses falling

The amount Australians lost to scams fell by 25 per cent in 2024 to $2 billion as widespread campaigns to reduce their financial burden continue.

AAP · Mar 11, 2025

New rules for banks to help customers in stress

Banks that breach a new code of practice could have their failures publicised, like those who recently charged dead customers or closed branches without notice.

AAP · Feb 27, 2025

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

The federal government has announced a moratorium on regional bank closures, but it's cold comfort for those who have already lost their local branches.

AAP · Feb 10, 2025

Digital systems dethrone cash as dominant payment type

Online payments have surged in the past year to overtake the rate of cash withdrawals at ATMs, research shows.

AAP · Jun 26, 2024

Aussies feel social media fails to stop 'scam war'

One in five Australians believe social media giants are encouraging scams to occur on the platforms, a new survey reveals.

AAP · Jun 25, 2024

With Annastacia Palaszczuk gone, can Labor achieve the unachievable in Queensland?

Democracies are, by nature, systems of stability and change.

The Conversation · Dec 10, 2023

Australian banks buckle to pressure over scams and vow to block transfers to suspect accounts

Consumer groups have long lobbied for institutions to crack down on scams by rejecting transfers if name and bank details of recipient don’t match

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2023

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Increasing branch closures across rural Australia have raised the possibility of forcing banks to operate a minimum number of country outlets.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Australians selling investment properties and refinancing mortgages ‘at a rate never before seen’

Home owner Katy says she's been struggling to meet her loan demands, and fears losing her home. What are the steps between missing a payment and losing your property?

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Banks unveil new weapon to fight scams, but consumer group says customers remain exposed

Australia's under-pressure banks unveil a new tool to combat scam transactions, but consumer groups say they're still not doing enough to deal with an escalating problem.

ABC News · May 15, 2023