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Ed Husic says board appointments alone won't guarantee RBA diversity

The ministry for industry, Ed Husic, says he believes new appointments to the RBA board alone isn't enough to bring diversity to the central bank - he says there need to be deeper structures" put in place.

As a government, I can give you this assurance. We do like to take into account people's views from different vantage points. I do think it is important that where decisions have an impact - not just in terms of investors or industry but the people that work in them or the broader community - I think it's a healthier decision ...

Some people will fix on well, someone should have a seat at the board' for that to occur and I understand why they'll make those arguments. I'm not necessarily convinced that that specifically guarantees that will occur, just having one person on the board. There need to be a lot deeper structures for people to have that sense that they've had a say and that they can have an ability to influence and inform decision making.