The Albanese/Labor government was elected with a manifesto that included discontinuation of the compulsory cashless debit card (CDC); the bill has passed through the House and awaits likely Senate approval. The plan is to make the CDC, and the pre-existing basics card, voluntary. It is unclear whether these cancellations are on practical or ideological grounds.
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