Royal commission hears elderly, legally blind cancer survivor's bank tale

Carolyn Flanagan at the banking royal commission

Carolyn Flanagan at the banking royal commission Source: AAP

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The story of a vulnerable pensioner almost left homeless by a major bank has moved those at the public hearings and dominated proceedings on the opening day of the third round.

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