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    Contactless payment on NSW transport coming soon for a million commuters under Opal changes

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    1. Fairbsy on

      oOoOoOh soon some people can use their credit card to pay 10x more for public transport than QLD during a fuel crisis. Thanks Chris Minns! I’ll be so grateful as I’m forced needlessly into the office by my employer, the NSW Government.

      Cheers for the scraps boss! 

    2. Human-Warning-1840 on

      I dont see the advantage for pensioners. Young ones yeah but how is it better for a pensioner ?

    3. TwoUp22 on

      Can u also implement a feature that tells us how much we were charged AS we tap off??

    4. moderateallergy on

      Guessing you have to register your credit card number to an Opal account that’s eligible for pension or concession fares? 

    5. JR24601 on

      So how does it actually work? I didn’t see that mentioned in the article but maybe I missed it

    6. Golf-Recent on

      How slowly we introduce and implement technology in Australia, compared to Asian countries is embarrassing. Yes there’s bureaucracy but surely that cannot be the only difference.

    7. My-Life-For-Auir on

      Wait you guys don’t have this? I’ve been using my debit card in Brisbane for years, don’t have to register anything

    8. MysteriousHorror7586 on

      How is it contactless? You still have to tap a card to the machine. The only change is that it can be a bank card instead of an Opal card. Govt spin endorsed by ABC as usual. 

    9. MustardMan02 on

      What’s confused me, is why they never bothered to allow you to add your opal to your mobile wallet.

      You know, pay with your opal on your phone instead or as well of using your credit/debit cards on yournphone

    10. FreddyFerdiland on

      but nsw transport disables your concession card entitlement for no reason, except saying just says Centrelink told them to and have no process to get around that

    12. Notimeforthat1 on

      I’ve read past the headline. Seniors will be least likely to use this feature. They don’t state how many non senior concession card holders are out there. Feels like a waste of money for a bridge solution.