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In the rooms of power and ordinary people, Bligh's banking appointment is a masterstroke

  • Written by George Rennie, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
imageAnna Bligh is now the chief spokesperson for an industry that fares poorly in the public eye.AAP/Dan Peled

The Australian Banking Association (ABA), backed by the banks’ financial and political clout, has not yet made its mark in the way the mining or gaming industries have. But this is threatening to change. The appointment of Anna Bligh to...

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