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Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid opposition from small businesses

The Guardian Australia Tom McIlroy Political editor
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From the report

On 1 October, the tax commissioner, Rob Heferen, announced moves to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills from 1 December.

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  • 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 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: Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash from small businesses

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

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

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
The Guardian Australiaas they published this story 89.9 4 84 -0.5 48.8
7NEWS 92.9 2 77 -0.7 49.1
ABC News 89.8 7 75 -0.2 50

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The same event elsewhere

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.

WAtoday Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban summary only, not scored The Age Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban summary only, not scored 7NEWS Labor MP voices concern over ATO credit card ban following surcharge rule Niral 92.9 · calm writing political 0 ABC News Government under pressure to intervene over ATO credit card ban Niral 89.8 · mostly calm writing political 0 The West Australian ATO credit card payment ban sparks Labor split as Clare O’Neil warns of rising costs for Australian businesses summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald ATO stands firm on credit card surcharges summary only, not scored