Cash to stay king for groceries, medicines and petrol

Businesses across Australia will be required to accept cash from customers for essential items.

Change is handed to a store cutomer Canberra, Thursday, July 12, 2007. (AAP Image/Alan Porritt) Credit: AAPIMAGE

This is to support those who prefer less-used payment methods.

Around 1.5 million people in Australia are believed to use cash for more than 80 per cent of their face-to-face payments.

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