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Cafes, shoppers at a crossroads as surcharge ban looms

Shoppers may benefit from cash discounts, but retailers will still have to pay the price on merchant fees when a card surcharge ban comes into effect.

AAP · Sep 27

Is Australia’s buy now, pay later boom at an end?

Several firms promised to disrupt the consumer credit market by offering consumers their purchases instantly and the bill later. Did it work?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

Jim Chalmers claims removing card surcharges will ease cost-of-living pressures. But will you be better off?

The reforms announced by the Reserve Bank on Tuesday will have ripple effects across the whole payments system, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31

Christmas Day is the sweet spot for holiday air travel

Travellers may think their Christmases have all come at once when they discover how much cheaper - and even fun - it can be to fly on December 25.

AAP · Nov 30, 2024

Mass crowds expected for AFL grand final 'for the ages'

More than 400,000 people will attend AFL grand final events in Melbourne, despite it being contested by two interstate teams for the first time in two decades.

AAP · Sep 24, 2024

Bridget McKenzie forced to deny her oped on aviation divestiture signals support for breaking up Qantas

Just hours after opinion appears in AFR, shadow minister clarifies divestiture as ‘one of the various tools the treasurer needs to look at’ but not Coalition policy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024

Has the latest IT outage quietly slowed the cash crash?

The CrowdStrike outage exposed vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and shows Australia is decades away from a completely cashless society, experts say.

AAP · Jul 26, 2024

Cash can't crash: why physical money is here to stay

Experts say notes and coins are not about to vanish from circulation, despite more Australians choosing to go cashless at the counter and online.

AAP · Jun 15, 2024

Taylor's swift boost for Aussie retailers a gold rush

Australian retailers are feeling the Swiftie fever all too well as fans racing to get Eras ready spend up to $105 million dollars worth on outfits and more.

AAP · Feb 15, 2024

Mass exodus at tech firms after boom time

The notoriously boom and bust technology sector has been bleeding workers in 2023 as rising interest rates and falling demand hit hard.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2023