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From coal to criticism, this isn't the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZ

  • Written by: Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
From coal to criticism, this isn't the first time the Coalition has tried to heavy the ANZSunflowerey/Shutterstock

Last week, the fifth most senior minister in the Morrison Government, Agriculture Minister and Deputy National Party Leader David Littleproud, threatened the ANZ bank with “every lever at the federal government’s disposal - including the availability of deposit guarantees”.

His concern was an ANZ statement...

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