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There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless

  • Written by Elise Klein (OAM), Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Melbourne

It would be nice if the “facts” being thrown around in the debate over the Cashless Debit Card were peer-reviewed, or even just evidence-based.

Instead, there are anecdotes. And it’s these that are being used to justify the government’s decision to spend A$128.8 million over four years continuing the existing trial of the...

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