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How the Chinese Communist Party Infiltrated Video Games
Chinese companies already own some of the most popular video games on the market. And the CCP seems to now be taking notice.
Target Will Soon Stop Accepting Personal Checks as Payment
Personal check use has declined by 7.2 percent per year since 2018.
‘Cash Is King’: Queensland Parliament Passes Motion on Going Cashless
Katter Australia Party MPs dressed up as ‘dollar shop royals’ before moving a motion in the Queensland Parliament.
Supermarket in Regional Western Australian Town Stops Issuing Cash
The temporary measure comes as multiple banks close in the regional town.
Australians May Need to Pay to Keep Using Cash: Central Bank Boss
This move reflects a delicate balance between the evolving landscape of payment methods and the importance of access to traditional currency.
‘Stop Herding Us Into a Cashless Society’: Calls for Pause on Bank Closures Following Optus Outage
The Optus outage has sparked fears of a world without cash.
Card Payments Shut Down Nationwide After Telco Suffers Hours-Long Blackout
MPs warn the incident reveals the risk of becoming a cashless society.
Australia's Largest Bank Triples Fees for Depositing Cash
New fees to target business customers
Grassroots Fundraising Hit Signals Trouble for Democrats
The Democrat Party is apparently hurting for cash. Part of this is from shakeups and legal troubles among some of its top donors. But the most serious part isn’t necessarily the big donors.
