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  1. Enduring barriers to support for female victim survivors of FDV

    16 December 2025

    Confronting insights from Bankwest’s 2025 Hidden Costs Report have highlighted that women experiencing domestic and financial abuse remain more attuned to the risks but significantly less likely than men to seek help.

  2. Financial abuse flying under the radar for WA youth

    12 December 2025

    Bankwest’s Hidden Costs Report has exposed a troubling generational divide in awareness and response to financial abuse, with younger West Australians less likely to recognise the signs or seek help.

  3. Bankwest Online Customer Experience feedback

    3 December 2025

    See the winners of our Bankwest Online Customer Feedback Competition.

  4. WA financial abuse awareness rises but more action needed

    27 November 2025

    Bankwest’s 2025 Hidden Costs Report has revealed a sharp rise in awareness of coercive control in WA, with 95% of respondents also able to identify financial control as a form of abuse.

  5. Shoppers click with caution during cyber sales frenzy

    24 November 2025

    A recent Bankwest survey of customers revealed shoppers have heightened concerns about scams and fraud during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period.

  6. WA travel revival: younger and older flock to book holidays

    20 November 2025

    Bankwest's Spend Trends October data shows increased travel spending and higher engagement with travel agencies among West Australians across all age groups compared with the same period last year.

  7. West Aussies shift gears with transport habits

    30 September 2025

    Bankwest’s latest Spend Trends data shows younger Western Australians increasingly chose public transport, taxis, and rideshares over spending at the petrol bowser in August compared with last year.

  8. Bankwest scam losses fall by 57% as scammers change tactics

    3 September 2025

    New Bankwest scam data reveals how age groups are falling victim to different scam types and scammers are using targeted strategies in a bid to bypass technology investment in scams by banks.

  9. Spike in holidays but airline spend down

    28 August 2025

    Bankwest’s latest Spend Trends analysis has highlighted a shift by Western Australians during the month of July towards securing better value for money holiday options compared to the prior year.

  10. August 2025 interest rate update

    12 August 2025

    Bankwest has today announced a decrease in variable home loan interest rates of 0.25 per cent p.a., following the RBA’s decision to decrease the official cash rate by 0.25 per cent p.a.

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