Confirmation in Senate that banks have no grounds for firearms discrimination

By Sally Gall
Updated June 12 2020 - 5:25pm, first published June 3 2020 - 9:00am
There are an estimated 400 small businesses associated with the firearms industry, translating to more than 19,000 jobs, many of them in rural and regional Australia, and the industry contributes more than a billion dollars to Australia's economy.
There are an estimated 400 small businesses associated with the firearms industry, translating to more than 19,000 jobs, many of them in rural and regional Australia, and the industry contributes more than a billion dollars to Australia's economy.

As news emerges that the National Australia Bank has apologised unreservedly for closing a number of firearm business's accounts, Australia's banking regulator has confirmed banks have no lawful grounds to discriminate against licenced firearm traders.

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