{
  "id": 11045527,
  "title": "‘Quite ill-prepared’: Shops scramble to meet new card surcharge ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/quite-ill-prepared-shops-scramble-to-meet-new-card-surcharge-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T22:07:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/quite-ill-prepared-shops-scramble-to-meet-new-card-surcharge-ban-20261001-p611p9.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Business lobby groups warn that some Australians will encounter card payment surcharges at the checkout despite a ban on the practice coming into effect.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Quite ill-prepared’: Shops scramble to meet new card surcharge ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/quite-ill-prepared-shops-scramble-to-meet-new-card-surcharge-ban-11045547",
        "published": "2026-09-30T22:07:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}