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Anna Bligh to retire as boss of banking lobby group

James Eyers

Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh will retire from the Australian Banking Association after eight years of lobbying for the major banks, a period when she helped restore the reputation of a sector battered by the Hayne royal commission.

The ABA is the peak industry body representing National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac and many smaller lenders.

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James Eyers writes on banking, payments and fintech. He is a former legal and investment banking editor at the AFR, has degrees in commerce and law from UNSW, and is co-author of Buy now, pay later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au

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