Dale Webster

Dale Webster received a grant from the Public Fund for Journalism to investigate regional bank closures in Australia and for this work was named Freelance Journalist of the Year by the Walkley Foundation in 2022. These stories were also recognised by the Melbourne Press Club with a Quill Award. Her data was the trigger for the 2023-24 Senate inquiry looking at the issue and her reporting and research was referenced 17 times in the final report.

Dale Webster's recent articles

Fatal flaws: what regional Australians need to know about cash plan

Fatal flaws: what regional Australians need to know about cash plan

There are fatal flaws in the federal government’s draft cash mandate regulations and they can be traced back to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's refusal to respond to Senate recommendations to fix the banking crisis in regional Australia.