HISTORICAL FACTS: Bankwest | History Defined

Banks forced to take action on high-fee accounts

Banks must ask themselves some 'difficult questions' following a review by ASIC, which has resulted in refunds totalling millions for low-income customers.

AAP · Jul 28, 2025

'No care factor' as banks abandon remote communities

Business owners are having to fly with bags of cash to city banks after a remote branch closed its doors, amid reports of robberies, scams and elder abuse.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Bankwest branches to close in WA

Bankwest is set to close all 60 of its branches across Western Australia by October.

AAP · Mar 6, 2024

Westpac to close four branches across regional WA as Bankwest reduces opening hours

Bank customers across regional WA face more branch closures and reduced opening hours as Westpac announces more closures and Bankwest moves many branches to two or four-day openings.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Sydney news: NSW Labor promises enforceable nurse staffing levels ahead of 2023 election

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Labor will not take a nurse-to-patient ratio to the 2023 election but has promised enforceable staffing levels.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Bankwest to close east coast branches

About 120 staff members are expected to be affected when Bankwest closes its remaining non-West Australian branches by the end of October.

AAP · Sep 20, 2022

ANZ's takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?

Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more than about three-quarters of the market.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022