Australia’s cashless crisis

Australia’s cashless crisis

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Glenn Dewhurst is a councillor for the City of Gosnells

By Glenn Dewhurst

Australia, we’re on the brink of a financial cliff, pushed by a government and banking elite dead set on herding us into a cashless pen.

But at what cost?

While we grapple with the daily squeeze of living expenses, these giants are toasting to record profits, fattened by the fees and charges raked in from our every digital transaction.

This isn’t progress; it’s profiteering, plain and simple.

The erosion of cash services means more than just inconvenience; it’s amplifying the financial strain on our communities.

Each closure of a local bank branch, each ATM ripped from our streets, isn’t just a move towards digital—it’s a tightening noose around the neck of our financial freedom.

And when the power flickers out?

We’re left in the dark, wallets full but hands empty, unable to even buy essentials.

But here’s the rub: as we’re nickel-and-dimed on every digital dime, the banking behemoths and government coffers are swelling with unprecedented profits.

It’s a stark contrast that reeks of injustice.

Our financial system is morphing into a surveillance machine, tracking every transaction, an Orwellian dream come true for those in power, all while our privacy and autonomy evaporate like morning mist.

This cashless drive isn’t just a financial issue; it’s a power play, a clear move towards a globalist agenda that sidelines the individual for the sake of corporate and governmental gain.

We’re being sold a future where our local identity and control are sacrificed at the altar of efficiency and homogenisation.

Enough is enough.

This is a rallying cry to every Australian feeling the pinch, witnessing the blatant disparity as our pockets are picked in broad daylight.

Flood your MPs with demands for action, sign petitions, stand shoulder to shoulder in protest.

We must shake the foundations of power with our collective outrage.

This fight is for our rights, for our hard-earned money, for our privacy and freedom.

The time to act is now, with fire and fury, before our choices are stripped away, leaving us in a digital cage.

Stand up, fight back, and let’s reclaim our financial future from those who would trade our freedom for their profits.

Australia, the time is now—before it’s irrevocably too late.

Glenn Dewhurst is a City of Gosnells councillor and local leader