State MP Presents Motion to Stop ‘Relentless’ Banking Branch Closures

Published on May 3, 2024

New South Wales state MP Rachel Merton is calling for a halt to bank and ATM closures as regional customers continue to see local branches disappear. The National Australia Bank (NAB) closed the Lithgow and Oberon bank branches and ATMs in Australia’s most populous state in the last week of April. The NAB currently has 11 branches listed for closure on its website in New South Wales (NSW), Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria. The Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Ms. Merton—elected in 2023—put a private member’s motion for the government to limit any further bank closures....

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