ANZ to stop issuing cheque books to new customers

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 News host Chris Kenny. “If people are still out there using cheques, write a few now – write one to me now because I reckon they’re not going to last long,” he said. Mr Kenny discussed the move with Stepmates Studio’s Mark Nicholson and The Daily Telegraph’s Tim Blair. “I thought this was just a move from the bank but this is a government direction here, they’ve got cheque-zero,” Mr Nicholson told Mr Kenny. “I had no idea."