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A more structural week than most. Qantas kicked off June with a new — and unusually structured — sign-up promo for people who've never held a Qantas-earning credit card, and there's a first-of-its-kind hotel tie-up that benefits anyone with Qantas status. Less "grab this bonus no...

The big story this week is a redemption one: Qantas Points now unlock Philippine Airlines award seats, opening a cheap new door into Manila and the wider Asian network. On the cards side, Bankwest refreshed the sign-up bonuses across its More Mastercard range and Westpac launched...

A quieter week on the new-card front, but a useful one if you're sitting on Amex Membership Rewards points. Amex opened a 15% transfer bonus into Everyday Rewards — which doubles as a back-door route into Qantas Points — and Malaysia Airlines released a generous batch of Brisbane...

A redemption-heavy week with one clear theme: where your points actually buy seats is shifting. Aeroplan announced a long-haul award-chart hike landing June 1, while Qatar Airways quietly started letting Qantas and Velocity members into Business Class award seats it had been sitt...

A noisy week for the airlines: Qantas and Virgin both surprised the market with Double Status Credits offers running in parallel — first time I can remember that happening in 2026. Velocity also kicked off a multi-month transfer bonus that pairs neatly with most major Aussie rewa...

A loud start to May. Westpac launched a chunky 200,000-point promo on its Altitude Rewards Black card, NAB quietly switched off one of its more useful transfer partners, and the Velocity buy-points sale closed out the week. Here's what mattered for points-watchers between Apr 27 ...

A quieter news week than the RBA-driven chaos of earlier this month, but two stories matter a lot if you're sitting on a points balance: Velocity is doing its biggest buy-points sale of the year, and the Westpac Altitude Qantas Black 90k offer is back for existing Westpac custome...

A transition week. The Amex Platinum 220k bonus went away, Westpac telegraphed the next big-four fee hike, and a couple of award-redemption stories worth knowing. The big Velocity buy-points sale is also days away — here's what dropped between April 13 and 19. Westpac Confirms Cr...

Quieter week after the RBA earthquake, but the fallout is already showing up. NAB hiked card fees, the churning community is soul-searching, and the biggest Amex Platinum offer in recent memory expires tomorrow. Here's what happened. NAB Hikes Annual Fees on Low Rate and Low Fee ...

Big week for Australian credit card news. The RBA dropped its conclusions paper on interchange reform, Amex is trimming lounge perks, NAB is cutting a transfer partner, and Westpac is tweaking fees. Here's everything you need to know. RBA Bans Card Surcharges, Slashes Interchange...