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Is cash dead in Australia?
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this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2026
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Good news! Surcharges are ending in October
No, you mean everything below $10 increases in price by 10%,and everything above $10 goes up by 2-10%.
It's a free price bump to every retailer.
Hello, October inflation! The RBA meetings in November and December will be fascinating!
That doesn’t sound like it’s good news. That’s the way we do it in Canada and it just means that people paying cash are subsidizing the people using cards. Now everyone needs to use cards so you don’t miss out on “points” and costs go up even more.
People paying by card have subsidised cash payments for years.
It's good news for OP who is railing against surcharges.
Having and using a debit card is functionally mandatory in Australia, so I don't see anything better short of the government legislating GNU Taler acceptance.
Ya, but it’s just a hidden surcharge (per my understanding). That sounds worse.
Edit: not disagreeing. I think publicly owned payment systems that don’t charge more than operating costs are absolutely necessary (in Canada too).