The  main issuers many in the Australian bond market are the local banks, who use bonds to raise funding for their balance sheet ventures, such as issuing new mortgages.

These banks include;

Bank of Queensland
Westpac Banking Corporation
AMP Bank Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
National Australia Bank Limited
Suncorp Metway Ltd
Heritage Building Society
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited
China Construction Bank Corporation, Sydney Branch
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Sydney Branch
Members Equity Bank Pty Limited