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Say Goodbye to Piggy Banks as the Cashless Society Beckons

With the ham-fisted federal government’s move to outlaw cheques, will the next step be to remove cash transactions?
Say Goodbye to Piggy Banks as the Cashless Society Beckons
A person holds up a piggy bank at a party fundraiser in Taipei on Dec. 20, 2015. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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Is the day of the piggy bank over?

Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz
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The Hon. Eric Abetz was an Australian Liberal Party senator from 1994-2022. He has held several cabinet positions and served on parliamentary committees examining Electoral Matters, Native Title, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, as well as Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
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