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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 29 MIN

How healthy are Australian banks?

from ABC Business Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

There’s been a stream of news out of the banking sector - from earnings results to plummeting home loan applications to AUSTRAC’s investigation into mortgage fraud. So Carrington has called on Brian Johnson, Senior Banks Analyst at MST Financial, to unpack it all. What to make of banks' AI uptake? And just how much does the banking sector spend on staffing costs?Also why are Australian bank shares so expensive? And what in the world is ''horse-o-nomics'? You’ll have to listen to find out.Carrington Clarke and Brian Johnson, Senior Banks Analyst at MST Financial break it all down on ABC Business Daily.Got a burning business question?We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.

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