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Card schemes face mounting Labor angst after ATO retreat

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13 Oct, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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13 Oct, 2026
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Labor’s Jerome Laxale is targeting card schemes, payment providers and digital wallets as the ATO controversy shifts attention from banned surcharges to fees still being paid by Australian small businesses.
Card schemes face mounting Labor angst after ATO retreat
Card schemes face renewed political pressure after the ATO’s credit card backdown, with Labor MP Jerome Laxale warning their charges are next in his sights.

Labor’s Jerome Laxale is targeting card schemes, payment providers and digital wallets as the ATO controversy shifts attention from banned surcharges to fees still being paid by Australian small businesses.

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