Why cash advocates are furious at Queensland holiday hotspot Hamilton Island
It has a reputation for relaxed getaways, but online debate over Hamilton Island is anything but laidback, after some people discovered the holiday hotspot has gone without cash for years.
Optus outage: Federal government urges compensation for small businesses
Compensation for small businesses hit by yesterday's Optus network outage "has to be on the table," Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says, as entrepreneurs across the country deal with the aftermath of lost sales and severed communications.
Sydney car dealership under fire for $55 cash ‘surcharge’
The dealership said it was a cash handling fee that was mislabelled as a surcharge. Meanwhile, card surcharges are generally less than 1.5%.
Regional banking inquiry: NSW tourism hotspot, Tasmanian business advocates to argue why cash is king
Businesses, councils, and banking representatives will speak at public hearings held by the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport.
Small, but vocal, Facebook groups are calling for Aussies to boycott cashless businesses
A small but vocal group of Australians are using social media to name and shame businesses which do not accept cash, despite contactless card transactions becoming the de facto form of payment for enterprises across the country.
Cash-in-hand leniency is well and truly over, ATO says, after receiving 43,000 ‘shadow economy’ tip-offs
The ATO has unveiled new data on its 'shadow economy' enforcement activities, as it cracks down on unregulated transactions estimated to keep $11 billion from the taxpayer each year.
What role does cash play post-COVID-19?
Cash still needs to be collected and moved around — there’s just a lot less of it, the RBA says. As a result businesses involved in its logistics and distribution are in a spot of bother.
The contactless paradox: Australians are holding “more cash than ever”
Bizarrely, Australians are amassing more cash than ever — even more so during the pandemic.
Senate drops controversial $10,000 cash ban that would have “hit SMEs hard”
The Senate has voted against the federal government's plan to ban businesses from making cash payments over $10,000.
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SMEs caught in a turf war, as complexities of going cashless abound
Aussie businesses are going cashless in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic, but SMEs are getting the short end of the stick as multinational payments giants clip the ticket.
Why the death of cash is a win for law-abiding SMEs competing with criminals
Cash offers an easy means of avoiding tax — one plenty of ordinary Australians use — so the government is keen to crack down on big cash payments.