Albanese government has surcharges in its sights, as it pursues the votes of consumers
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Albanese government has announced a first step in what it says is a crackdown on excessive card surcharges and threatened a ban on surcharges for debit cards from early 2026.
In the latest of its cost-of-living measures, the government will provide $2.1 million for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission “to tackle excessive...
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