{
  "id": 12793401,
  "title": "Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/labor-ministers-contradict-each-other-over-ato-credit-card-surcharge-12793401",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-ministers-contradict-each-other-over-ato-credit-card-surcharge-ban-20261008-p613wj.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Coalition says the government is “all over the shop” while businesses that won’t be able to use a credit card to pay company tax demand clarity.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/labor-ministers-contradict-each-other-over-ato-credit-card-surcharge",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:00:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash from small businesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ministers-urge-ato-to-reverse-credit-card-ban-amid-growing-backlash",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:28:06.000Z"
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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."
}