RBA bans card surcharges | ABC News Top Stories

Israel's prime minister says he won't put a schedule on when the war with Iran is likely to end, as Donald Trump threatens to blow up civilian infrastructure.

Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran's Islamic Republic will collapse internally, but has refused to say when the fighting will end.

US President Donald Trump initially put a four to six week timeline on the conflict but it's now in week five.

Mr Trump's threatening to destroy water facilities if Iran doesn't agree to a peace deal.

Meanwhile, as the war continues to send global fuel prices soaring, the prime minister insists he's doing everything he can to support Australians struggling with the rising costs.

The federal government is halving the fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months.

Anthony Albanese says the move isn't a perfect solution, but it'll make a difference at the bowser.

Debit and credit card surcharges will be banned under new rules from the Reserve Bank.

Businesses often add surcharges on top of prices to cover the cost of taking card payments.

From October, the RBA will remove surcharges on card networks like Mastercard and Visa - a move it says will benefit both consumers and businesses.  

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