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Card surcharge ban Australia: who really pays the fee now

From today, the card surcharge ban stops Australian shops adding a fee when you tap your card. The fee itself stays. The Reserve Bank says shoppers will pay similar amounts through the shelf price, which means cash customers now help pay for card users. Here is how the fee works,...

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What the RBA's 4.6% cash rate means for Australian small business

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate to 4.6%, its highest in 15 years, on the same day spending figures showed households going nowhere in August. Take fuel out...

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Are university graduates job ready? An open letter from an employer

Australia's tech employers say just 1 per cent of university graduates are job ready on day one. The rest need six to nine months of training, paid for by the...

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