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Regional banks closures impact report 

EIGHT recommendations have been made in a report released last Friday following the senate inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia, including to recognise access to financial services as an essential service. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Lizzie Hallam

A SENIOR research fellow in the School of Media and Communications at RMIT has said upon the release of a report on the Senate Inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia, that there were no real surprises - it has an inherently negative impact on regional, remote and vulnerable communities.

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