Financial

The glass shopfront of an ANZ branch in the Canberra Centre, with the blue ANZ sign hanging above the entrance and a covered footpath of red brick pavers. Photographed in March 2026.

ANZ Drops KPMG as Auditor After 57 Years

Julien Moreau / October 3, 2026

ANZ will put its external audit out to competitive tender, and KPMG, the firm that has audited the bank since

Raised metal lettering reading RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA on the white fascia band above the glass entrance doors of the bank's Martin Place head office in Sydney, with a reversed Martin Pl street sign and other reflections visible in the glass. Photographed in November 2008, not from the September 2026 decision.

Why the RBA Raised Interest Rates Again: Fuel, AI and a Cooling Housing Market

Julien Moreau / September 29, 2026

The cash rate now sits at 4.60 per cent, the highest level since 2011, after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s

A card payment terminal with a screen and a full numeric keypad, fixed on a stand over a brushed metal checkout counter, with the edge of a clear perspex screen at the left. Illustrative photograph of a stock terminal, not of any business, venue or person named in this article, and it does not show any surcharge being applied.

Card Surcharges End on 1 October as Shops Weigh the Cash Option

Sophie McAllister / September 27, 2026

Surcharges on card payments end on Thursday, 1 October. From that morning, in store and online, a business can no