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We are glad the Reserve Bank has delayed its decision on payments surcharges to next year

The reserve bank announces this week that it has delayed its decision on payments surcharges.

The Reserve Bank has received 174 written submissions from consumers, small businesses, corporations, government entities, banks and the payments industry.

newsXpress members were represented in a comprehensive and professionally prepared submission.

A week ago, RBA governor Michele Bullock also noted the bank was “going to take the time to get these changes right”.

The bank also noted “To give due consideration to this substantial body of information and the policy implications, the RBA has decided to extend the time for concluding the Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging until March 2026,” .

Our view here at newsXpress is that a surcharging ban would be acceptable only if significant reforms were made to the whole system, eliminating the huge gap in costs between small and large businesses. We need to see the splitting of debit & credit card fees, removal of blended rates, and the implementation of dynamic least-cost routing from all payment providers.

This issue is a test for politicians of all sides. During election campaigns they say how important small businesses are to Australia. On this issue they can demonstrate actions to support their  claimed position, they can lobby and call for arrangements to be put in place that support small businesses.

The current arrangements for card processing fees is unfair, placing a considerable burden on small businesses retailers and unfairly advantaging big businesses.

It is time for all politicians to be clear and loud about this, it is time for them to actively support small business retailers.

The surcharges themselves are a distraction from the core issue: small businesses being charged more per transaction than big business competitors even though the costs are the same to those providing payment services in small and big businesses.

The current arrangements are a tax against small businesses.

This delay to March 2026, while presented by the RBA as necessary for “getting it right,” unfortunately provides no immediate relief for the very small businesses being hurt by these inequities. It effectively locks in this unfair “tax” for a longer period, forcing independent retailers to continue subsidising the operations of their largest competitors and the profits of payment providers. This extension only heightens the urgency for political action.

Small businesses cannot afford to wait over a year for fairness, in fairness comes at all; they need politicians to intervene now and demand the structural reforms, like transparency and the removal of blended rates—that will level the playing field immediately.

newsXpress is a financial supporter of the Independent Payments Forum, a body made up of retail business representatives, a body working for equity and fairness for small businesses, local independent businesses. The work of the IPF is professional and backed by excellent quality research.

newsXpress is proud to support them.

Women’s Weekly $1 coin set with a BONUS $2 coloured coin in the folder

That’s right, we are offering the Women’s Weekly $1 coin set folder and tube with a BONUS $2 coin already placed in the folder for you. Shop now ad we ship right away – everything is in stock right now.

Celebrate The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book with this delectable coin collection. Marking 45 years of iconic birthday baking in 2025, each $1 coin heroes an original classic cake design. Generations of Aussie kids have pored over the pages to select the ultimate cake, while adults have proudly put the finishing touches on each homemade masterpiece. This recipe book has been a treasured favourite and staple in kitchens across Australia since it was first released.

Each collection includes:
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Rubber Ducky
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Dolly Varden
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Swimming Pool
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Humpty Dumpty
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Candy Castle
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Cuddly Koala
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Echidna
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Robert Robot
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Tip Truck
2025 $1 Uncirculated Coin – Racing Track*

*1 in 10 collections include the special 2025 Choo Choo
Train design (Mintage: 16,000) in place of the 2025
Racing Track design.

Product Issue: 50,000

BONUS: Each folder and tube will include the $2 Coloured Coin placed in the folder ready for you.

If you want the $2 coloured coin that was released by the Royal Australian Mint just over two weeks ago and you’re not near a newsXpress store offering these in their change we’ve got you covered here at www.mintcoinshop.com.au, a website run by newsXpress.

For sure, here at www.mintcoinshop.com.au we are grateful to serve you with these beautiful coins and so many other mint coin products from the Royal Australian Mint, The Perth Mint and NZ Mint (Agoro).

If you have any questions, please email us at orders@mintcoinshop.com.au. We will come back to you as soon as we can.

NOTE: The folder is not sealed. RAM did not seal it as part of their commitment to reducing waste and plastic use.

Royal Australian Mint acting Chief Executive Officer Emily Martin said the coin program told the story of many Australian childhoods — hers included.

“I have such fond memories of growing up with this book — my sister and I would choose our birthday cake weeks in advance, and Mum would do her best to recreate them.

“This coin collection is a tribute that spans generations. Whether you’re a child of the ‘80s or beyond, or a collector, you’ll really get the sense of fun this coin collection brings to mind,” Ms Martin said.

Designed by the Mint’s Lydia Ashe, each coin captures the quirkiness of its original cake: popcorn hairstyles, chocolate-finger echidna quills, potato-chip beaks, and sprinkles galore. You’ll spot beloved classics like Rubber Ducky, Dolly Varden and Robert Robot, alongside the infamously ambitious Tip Truck and the wonderfully detailed Humpty Dumpty.

Where can you find the $2 coloured Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake coin in change?

Here is a list as at today, June 22, 2005, of the retailers with the just-released $2 coloured coin.

VIC
newsXpress Malvern 114 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, VIC.
newsXpress Sunbury, Shop 3, 78 O’Shanassy St, Sunbury Vic 3429
Bayswater newsXpress Shop 6, Mountain High Shopping Centre, 7-11 High Street, Bayswater, Victoria-3153
newsXpress Bairnsdale 21 Bailey St Bairnsdale Vic
Cobram Lotto 73 Punt Road, Cobram, 3644
Cobram Village Lotto Shop 3, Cobram Village Shopping Centre, Colgan Street, Cobram, 3644
newsXpress Bendigo, Shop 8, 20-34 Bath Lane, Bendigo VIC 3550
newsXpress Newhaven Shop 4 8-10 Forrest Ave, Newhaven, 3925, VIC.
Paperplay Inverloch Shops E& F, 10 A’Beckett St, Inverloch. Vic. 3996
NewsXpress Riverside – Shop 16B, Riverside Plaza, Goulburn Valley Highway, Kialla (Shepparton), Victoria

TAS
newsXpress Kingston Town, Kingston Town Shopping Centre, Maranoa Road Kingston TAS 7050
newsXpress Leven, 32 Reibey Street, Ulverstone, TAS. 7315
Beach Newsagency 632 Sandy Bay Road SANDY BAY TAS 7005 03 6225 1930
Centre newsagency and lotto 74 best street Devonport TAS
Marketplace news and lotto 1/262 Invermay road Mowbray TAS
Kings meadows news and lotto 116 Hobart road Kings Meadows TAS
Somerset Newsagency: 45 Wragg St, Somerset TAS 7322
Upper Burnie Newsagency & LPO: 201 Mount St, Upper Burnie TAS 7320
Wynyard Newsagency: 96 Goldie St, Wynyard TAS 7325
Howrah Hub, Shop 9, Shoreline Plaza, Shoreline Drive, Howrah Tas 7018

NSW
newsXpress Merriwa 155 Bettington St Merriwa NSW 0427482808 AH 0415583797
NewsXpress Cooma, 158 Sharp St Cooma NSW
newsXpress Leeton, 78 PINE AVE, LEETON NSW 2705 (02) 69532191
Yamba Newsagency, 24 Yamba Street, Yamba NSW 2464
newsXpress Jewells, Jewells Plaza, 70 Ntaba Rd, Jewells NSW 2280
Manilla Newsagency-newsXpress 170 Manilla Street, Manilla, NSW 2346
newsXpress Helensburgh, Shop 2, 12 Walker Street, Helensburgh NSW 2508

QLD
newsXpress Surfers Paradise shop G43 Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre 3240 Surfers Paradise Blvd Surfers Paradise
MARKET PLACE NEWS – Shop 2, 96 McLaughlin Road, Bentley Park QLD 4869
newsXpress Kenmore Plaza Shop 4/841 Moggill Road, Kenmore, QLD 4069
Wattle Bee Next, 45 Morgan Street, Mount Morgan Qld, 4714
Yandina NewsXpress, Shop 3 -2old Gympie Road, Yandina 4561. P: 0754467403
newsXpress Laidley, 122 Patrick St, Laidley Qld 4341
newsXpress Sarina 5/13 Sarina Beach Road, Sarina QLD 4737
newsXpress kin kora shop27, 195 Philip St, Gladstone Qld 4680
newsXpress Brassall ,68 Hunter St, Brassall QLD, 4305.

SA
newsXpress Minlaton, 39 Main Street, Minlaton SA. 5575. 08 88532132
Loxton Newsagency 12 East tce Loxton SA 5333
Berri Plaza Newsagent & Photographics – Shop 7 Riverland Central Plaza, Kay Avenue BERRI SA

WA
Mount Lawley News, 672 Beaufort Street Mount Lawley WA
Edinburgh Road Newsagency, Shop 11, 51 Edinburgh Road Forrestfield WA 6058
newsXpress Bayonet Head Shop 12, 206 Lower King Road, BAYONET HEAD WA 6330
High Wycombe News and Lotteries 15/530 Kalamunda Road, High Wycombe. 6057
NewsXpress Centrepoint shopping centre, Shop- 18/19 307 Great Eastern Hwy, Midland WA 6056
newsXpress Mandurah City, Shop 060, Mandurah Forum Shopping Centre

ACT
Gifted and More Tuggeranong, Shop 186, South point SC, Greenway ACT

Please don’t be hating on Newspower, Nextra or News Extra

newsXpress is grateful to the be the exclusive retail partner for the launch of the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint.

We know some shoppers have gone to Newspower, Nextra and or News Extra stores wanting the coins and angry that these shops did not have the coins.

newsXpress is not Newspower, Nextra or News Extra. We never have been.

Newspower, Nextra and News Extra and their own things, they are not newsXpress. They do their individual thing and we do ours, like the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint.

We truly are grateful for the opportunity with the birthday cake coins and the competitive advantage for newsXpress stores over Newspower, Nextra and News Extra.

We think when you shop at a newsXpress stores compared to a Newspower, Nextra or News Extra you will have a different experience, something unique, enjoyable, memorable and appreciated. We’re not saying Newspower, Nextra and News Extra don’t offer these experiences. No, what we are saying is that newsxpress stores are unique, they do have access to plenty of exclusive product and we shine a light on these differences, exclusivities.

newsXpress is newsXpress. It is at a newsXpress store where you can find the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint.

We understand there might be some confusion among shoppers, as some have visited Newspower, Nextra, or News Extra stores expecting to find the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book coins and have been disappointed. To clarify, newsXpress is the exclusive retail partner for these special coins, produced by the Royal Australian Mint. We are a distinct entity from Newspower, Nextra, and News Extra; while they operate their own businesses, newsXpress proudly offers unique opportunities like this coin collection. We are incredibly grateful for this exclusive partnership, which provides a significant competitive advantage for newsXpress stores. We believe that when you step into a newsXpress store, you’ll discover a truly different shopping experience—one that is unique, enjoyable, memorable, and deeply appreciated, especially with access to exclusive products like the Royal Australian Mint’s Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book coins.

newsXpress is a community of engaged local retail businesses, some of which are branded newsXpress and others not, with the goal of offering engaging and enjoyable retail experiences, helping people express themselves in so many ways.