Natural Disaster Assistance
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/natural-disaster-assistance/Strengthening and streamlining the industry's response to natural disasters will increase Australia's economic resilience.
View PageStrengthening and streamlining the industry's response to natural disasters will increase Australia's economic resilience.
View PageThe ABA supports the policy objective that large businesses pay small businesses on time. Banks have taken a range of steps to support small business customers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and following recent major natural disasters. As a relatively new reporting regime, the ABA considers there is room to improve the scheme to ensure greater efficiency while maintaining or improving its effectiveness.
Download PDFBanks in Australia have a strong history of helping agri-business customers through difficult times. Banks provide a range of services to help farming customers experiencing not only the effects of drought but also natural disasters or other circumstances outside their control. The ABA welcomes the Government's continued support regarding the existing provisions of in-drought support measures.
Download PDFThe ABA has set up a natural disasters work program that reports to our 16 Council members in order to clarify, strengthen and streamline the banking industry’s response to natural disasters to ensure that they have the right tools for the job at the right time. By the beginning of March 2020, the major banks had provided bushfire assistance grants totalling $7.6 million to more than 4,000 customers across Australia. The banks had also raised more than $42 million in donations to help devastated communities and assisted more than 3,500 customers with financial relief packages of the types described below.
Download PDFBanks play an active role to support customers during natural disasters. ABA’s submission is made in two parts, first, outlining banks’ active support of customers during natural disasters and second, responding to the questions in respect to impacts of insurance unaffordability put to the ABA.
Download PDFCathie Schnitzerling: The country’s largest banks, along with the big supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths, Bunnings and Australia Post, have agreed to pay Armaguard $50 million to ensure that cash can get to you and me for the next year. But after that, it’s still not clear whether there will be a sustainable way to... Read more »
View PageSteve Austin Well as you know, the Commonwealth Government has made it clear they consider access to cash a priority for the Australian economy and the country’s largest banks, as well as Coles, Woolworths, companies like Wesfarmers and Australia Post have been trying to put together a short term lifeline for Armaguard, who’s the company... Read more »
View PageBanks have dedicated hardship teams on standby to help those impacted by Tropical Cyclone Kirrily and the Australian Banking Association has urged those in need of financial assistance to reach out. “With the second major cyclone in as many months followed by torrential rain, people in Queensland have been dealt yet another serious blow. I... Read more »
View PageToday the Australian Banking Association has told Queenslanders impacted by major flooding as a result of cyclone Jasper that banks have teams on standby to help those in need. “The ABA urges anyone in need of financial assistance to reach out to their bank, and to do so as early as possible. Dedicated hardship teams... Read more »
View PageToday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has authorised the main users of cash including banks, retailer providers and Australia Post to undertake industry discussions ensuring cash remains readily available to all Australians. Customers’ usage of cash has plunged from 70% in 2007 to 13% in 2022. The cash spiral is showing no signs... Read more »
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