ANZ bank has announced it is getting rid of cheque books for new accounts from June 16. “Which I suppose is the way to do it because who wants a new account with a cheque book now,” said Sky N ...

The bank's 8.5million customers were told ... would not be phased out until the end of 2028. ANZ is therefore moving to phase out cheque books four years ahead of a suggested government schedule.

Ms Carnegie said ANZ Plus was being built to handle cash, but ideally wouldn’t offer customers the ability to bank with cheques. This comes as the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...