House debates Questions without Notice

Banking and Financial Services

Monday, 12 October 2026 House of Representatives

Anne Aly

Anne Aly Cowan, Australian Labor Party, Minister for International Development

3:08 pm

I'll just repeat my answer from last time, but I'll add a bit of clarity to it. The RBA announced their decision to ban surcharges on 31 March of this year, stating that surcharges will be banned from 1 October. On 1 October, the ATO announced their decision that they would not be accepting credit cards, and that's when I found out.

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