{
  "id": 13836588,
  "title": "Albo’s inflation own goal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/albos-inflation-own-goal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T01:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/albos-inflation-own-goal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On 1 October, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese boasted on social media that banning card surcharges at stores would save Australians $1.6 billion a year: “Every time you tap, those little surcharges add up. Right now, they’re costing Aussies $1.6 billion each and every year”. “But from today, they’re banned”. Saving you money every time you The post Albo’s inflation own goal appeared first on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}