Regional Banking Taskforce

Review Closed 21 October 2021 to 28 September 2022

Policy topic: Banking and finance

Review chair: Hon Michael Sukkar MP and Senator Perin Davey

In short

The taskforce assessed the impact of bank branch closures on regional communities
The final report made 7 recommendations to provide a way forward to help improve banking services in regional Australia.

The Regional Banking Taskforce was established to bring banks and other key stakeholders to work together in partnership to:

assess how bank branch closures have impacted local businesses, industries and communities
identify possible solutions.

The Taskforce held meetings in Sydney, Orange, Mildura and Canberra.

Media release by the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, Assistant Treasurer – Taskforce commences consultation on regional bank branch closures

Media release by the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, Assistant Treasurer – Taskforce to examine impacts of regional bank branch closures

Issues paper

25 March 2026

30 September 2022