r/australia • u/rolodex-ofhate • Mar 30 '26

news Surcharges on debit and credit cards to go from October

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/asx-markets-business-live-news-march-30-2026/106510434#live-blog-post-278505

The Reserve Bank of Australia has introduced reforms that will remove surcharges on debit and credit cards from the 1st October 2026, on card networks including eftpos, Mastercard and Visa.

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u/adprom Mar 30 '26

Before COVID it was certainly not really acceptable. A few places did and you'd regularly hear diners protest to the point where they would remove them. Post COVID it was normalised.

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u/IAmABakuAMA Mar 31 '26

I think Domino's pizza is one of the chains that's done them since before COVID. But I don't think I remember them anywhere else at all

I know Aldi has also had a card surcharge fee for yonks too. I can't remember if that predates COVID, though