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Australians charged billions in illegal merchant fees by federal government
Australians have been charged billions in illegal merchant fees for two decades, in a major financial scandal uncovered by the Albanese government.
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Australians illegally charged billions of dollars in merchant fees by federal government
Millions of small fees amounting to billions of dollars have been charged for two decades, dating back to the Howard government era.
- by Chris O'Keefe
Opinion
Payments
Why those pesky card surcharges are no longer doing their job
Extra fees for paying on a card have annoyed consumers for years. Now there’s a compelling case for making significant changes to the surcharging regime.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Cost of living
Dirty pricing tricks getting flamed is long overdue
It’s time to get back to a world where we don’t have to swear a blood oath to cancel a gym membership or name our firstborn after a Marvel character just to cancel a streaming subscription.
- by Victoria Devine
Shoppers trapped by dodgy practices to win relief
Dodgy practices aimed at parting shoppers from their money will soon be banned under a government plan to bolster consumer protections.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Jim Chalmers
Cash v debit card fees: There is no free lunch
The government has picked debit card surcharges as the latest enemy to target in its fight to conquer the cost of living crisis. But beware the pea and thimble trick.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Debit card surcharge ban in government’s sights
Consumers’ anger with debit card surcharges has been growing for months. The government says it is prepared to ban them.
- by Shane Wright
‘It doesn’t run out of battery’: How close are we to a cashless economy?
Most members of Gen Z say they won’t be using cash within a decade. But is Australia ready to ditch notes and coins?
- by David Swan
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Analysis
Westpac offers debit cards to eight-year-olds in youth banking push
Children as young as eight are being offered a physical debt card in an effort by Westpac to improve their financial literacy.
- by John Collett
Why are more businesses charging extra to pay by card?
More businesses are now placing surcharges on all card payments, while they were previously only common on credit cards.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Holidays
My complete solution for managing your money while travelling
These days it’s a choice between credit cards and debit cards – and you need an armoury of these to cater for whatever may come your way.
- by Noel Whittaker
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