The Rudd Government is to guarantee all deposits in Australian banks and financial institutions for the next three years.
The decision was announced by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, at a press conference in Canberra this afternoon.
Rudd described the international financial emergency as the equivalent of a full-blown national security crisis.
- Listen to Rudd’s press conference:
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