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ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business opposition

ABC News Clare Armstrong and Holly Tregenza
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Changed after publishing · 2 edits
  • the report was edited: 92 words added, 45 removed.
  • the headline was changed: Breaking: ATO credit card ban delayed delay as government backs down after business backlash

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From the report

The Australian Taxation Office will delay the implementation of its credit card ban until the end of the financial year.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.

  • WAtoday Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban
  • 7NEWS Labor MP voices concern over ATO credit card ban following surcharge rule
  • ABC News Government under pressure to intervene over ATO credit card ban
  • The West Australian ATO credit card payment ban sparks Labor split as Clare O’Neil warns of rising costs for Australian businesses
  • The Age ATO stands firm on credit card surcharges
  • The West Australian Labor has 'real concerns' over ATO credit card ban
  • Brisbane Times ‘Double standard’: Business groups urge ATO to reverse its credit card ban
  • ABC News (Business) ATO will not budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups
  • The West Australian ATO delays start of credit card fee ban after backlashopposition 1 change
  • Brisbane Times Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business uproarobjections 1 change
  • ABC News Breaking: ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business backlashopposition 2 changes
  • 7NEWS ATO delays controversial credit card payment ban after backlash opposition from small businesses 2 changes
  • The Guardian Australia Jim Chalmers overrules ATO’s controversial ban on credit card payments following business outcryobjections 2 changes
  • The Guardian Australia Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash opposition from small businesses 2 changes

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Headline as published: Breaking: ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business backlash

The one thing this headline claims is in the report.

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Jim Chalmers is poised to announce taxpayers will foot the bill to delay the ATO credit card ban for up to a year.
Jim Chalmers is poised to announce taxpayers will foot the bill to delay the ATO credit card ban for up to a year.

A summary of ABC News’s report. The score is for the full 583-word report.

How calmly each outlet wrote it

The West Australian, Brisbane Times, The Age, WAtoday and The Sydney Morning Herald also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
ABC Newsas they published this story 89.4 4 75 -0.1 51.9
7NEWS 87 6 70 -0.6 47.2
The Guardian Australia 86.6 7 69 -0.3 51.1

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8 outlets from 4 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 7 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

7NEWS ATO delays credit card payment ban after opposition from small businesses Niral 87 · mostly calm writing political 0 The West Australian ATO delays start of credit card fee ban after opposition summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business objections summary only, not scored The Guardian Australia Jim Chalmers overrules ATO’s ban on credit card payments following business objections Niral 86.6 · mostly calm writing political 0 The Age Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business objections summary only, not scored WAtoday Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business objections summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business objections summary only, not scored