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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his now wife Jodie Haydon at a coffee shop in his electorate after the last election.
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Aaron Patrick

Credit check: Why Albanese’s cheaper coffee stunt backfired

AARON PATRICK: The reaction to the Prime Minister’s suggestion that a ban on card surcharges could lower coffee prices shows he tapped into a deep vein of cynicism — towards himself.

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