Banks under fire over slick PR campaign
Kate Carnell has questioned the sincerity of the banks' pledge to clean up their act, saying their actions did not match their "slick PR campaign".
Phillip Coorey writes on news specialising in policy, politics and budget. Based in our Canberra newsroom, Phil is the Australian Financial Review's chief political correspondent. He is a former chief political correspondent for The Advertiser and The Sydney Morning Herald, and a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence.
Kate Carnell has questioned the sincerity of the banks' pledge to clean up their act, saying their actions did not match their "slick PR campaign".
Malcolm Turnbull has doubled down on his character assassination of Bill Shorten
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