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.
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Payment Times Reporting Act
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230303-ABA-Submission-Payment-times-reporting-act.pdfPublished on 3 March 2023
The 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 PDFShared responsibility in drought support
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ABA-Submission_-Shared-Responsibility-in-Drought-Support.pdfPublished on 21 July 2021
Banks 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 PDFLessons learned from the Australian bushfire season 2019-20
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/202005XX-Senate-Committee-For-Bushfires.pdfPublished on 22 May 2020
The 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 PDFABA CEO keynote address to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon 2026
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/aba-ceo-keynote-speech-trans-tasman-business-circle-annual-economic-forecast-luncheon-2026/Published on 28 April 2026
Good afternoon and thank you to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle for the invitation to speak today. I want to welcome you all here today for this event and the critically important subject I will be talking about, the emerging contribution gap between Australia’s domestically domiciled company and the rise of big tech. It is a timely moment to take stock. In... Read more »
View PageTranscript: Simon Birmingham joint press conference with the Treasurer and industry leaders
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/transcript-simon-birmingham-joint-press-conference-with-the-treasurer-and-industry-leaders/Published on 1 April 2026
Jim Chalmers: Thanks for joining us. I’m here with the Small Business Minister, Anne Aly, Bran Black, the head of the BCA, Skye Cappuccio from COSBOA, Simon Birmingham, from the ABA as well. We’ve got a bit to run through today to give you a sense of the work that we are doing together. But... Read more »
View PageABA CEO Simon Birmingham transcript of interview on Sky News with Laura Jayes
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/aba-ceo-simon-birmingham-transcript-of-interview-on-sky-news-with-laura-jayes/Published on
E&OETV InterviewSky News Afternoon Agenda1 April 2026. Topics: hardship support from banks; RBA decision on surcharging and interchange. Laura Jayes: I want to bring it back to the situation we find ourselves in economically now. A lot of you are hurting. Petrol prices are pushing up really the cost of everything. Joining me now is... Read more »
View PageBanks support agriculture sector with strong lending growth
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/banks-support-agriculture-sector-with-strong-lending-growth/Published on 21 November 2025
Lending to Aussie farmers now exceeds $140 billion as banks continue to recognise the integral role agriculture plays in supporting the regions and the wider Australian economy. The ABA has today marked National Agriculture Day, launching its 2025 Banking in Agribusiness report, which shows outstanding credit to Australia’s 170,000 agribusinesses has jumped 80 per cent... Read more »
View PageBanks back Aussie farmers with record lending
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/banks-back-aussie-farmers-with-record-lending/Published on 15 November 2024
Australian banks continue to back growth and innovation across the farming sector with agribusiness lending now at record levels, exceeding $131 billion for the first time. The Australian Banking Association is highlighting the banking sector’s ongoing support for Aussie farmers this National Agriculture Day. Lending to agribusinesses has skyrocketed over the last year, rising 9.4 per cent in... Read more »
View PageBanks stand ready to support Far West NSW communities impacted by recent storms
https://www.ausbanking.org.au/banks-stand-ready-to-support-far-west-nsw-communities-impacted-by-recent-storms/Published on 1 November 2024
Banks stand ready to support Far West NSW communities hit by recent storms and ongoing power outages. ABA CEO Anna Bligh acknowledged that many households and businesses in the Far West were still feeling the effect of this severe weather event. “My message to customers in these communities, is please reach out to your bank... Read more »
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