Nightlife News Breakdown - Paul Bongiorno - The Saturday Paper
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Nightlife News Breakdown - Paul Bongiorno - The Saturday Paper

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202618 min
  • Politics

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Paul Bongiorno, veteran political reporter with 30+ years of experience and columnist for The Saturday Paper.

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The change in the way that credit card surcharges are paid kicked in from the

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ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music and more. Nightlife, news breakdown. The change in the way that credit card surcharges are paid kicked in from the first of October for businesses.

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And while that's reportedly seen the price of a cup of coffee rise by as much as 10 percent in some venues, although whether it should is another matter, there's a different kind of headache brewing for the government on the back of of the Australian tax officers decision to stop taxpayers paying off your tax bill with

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a credit card from the start of November. The ATO say they won't accept credit cards anymore. Many businesses, especially small businesses, are predictably upset with the ATO's decision. Assistant Technology Minister Andrew Charlton had this to say when he was defending the

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