On December 30, 2021, Cashless Economy, a site that gives information and opinion on the international trend toward cashlessness published an article titled 'Cash or Cashless: A short 2021 assessment' which gives an overview of the trend toward cashlessness around the world and outlines some of the advantages and disadvantages of the issue. The site's overall position favours continued access to cash. The full text can be accessed at 
On December 26, 2021, ABC News published a report titled 'COVID-19 is speeding up Australia's shift towards a cashless future'. The report details Australia's rapid shift toward cashless transactions and examines the advantages and disadvantages of the move. The full text can be accessed at
On December 21, 2021, Insider published an article titled 'Money can be filthy - here's how to protect yourself from getting sick'. The article details the health risks associated with handling cash and suggests how these might be reduced. The full text of this article can be accessed at
On November 17, 2021, ABC News published a report titled 'RBA says cash hoarders stashed record amounts during pandemic'. The report details the increasing tendency among Australians to hoard cash, apparently intensified by the COVID pandemic. The full text of the article can be accessed at
On November 16, 2021, The Australian Financial Review published an article titled 'Australians hoard $75b of cash in large notes'. The report details the increasing tendency among Australians to hoard cash among people who want to store their wealth in paper money, rather than put it in a commercial bank, according to the Reserve Bank. The full text of the article can be accessed at
On October 4, 2021, news.com.au published a report titled 'Australia to be completely cashless in a decade, experts predict, according to survey' which details recent findings that Australia is likely to become fully cashless by 20331. The full text can be accessed at
On August 25, 2021, The Edinburgh News published an opinion piece by Steve Cardownie titled 'Cashless society has major benefits, but we can't ignore concerns about the power it hands to financial institutions.' The comment outlines the benefits of cashless transactions and then warns of the increased power they give financial institutions. The full text can be accessed at
On March 5, 2021, news.com.au published a report titled 'Australia to be completely cashless society by 2024'. The report details the latest annual Global Payments Report by fintech company FIS, which predicts Australia will be mostly cashless within a few years, with the research projecting only around 2 per cent of transactions in Australia will be cash by 2024. The full text of the article can be accessed at
On December 24, 2020, Digipay.guru, a technology company producing fund transfer platforms published an information and opinion piece titled 'Moving towards a cashless society: Types and major benefits'. The article gives an overview of a variety of ways of electronically transferring funds and then outlines some of the major advantages of digital transactions.
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On November 3, 2020, China Daily published an opinion piece by Rish Tandapany titled 'Is a cashless society possible for everyone?' The opinion piece, while acknowledging many of the advantages of a cashless society argues that it would exclude significant sectors of society.' The full text can be accessed at
On October 21, 2020, The Lumberjack (North Arizona University's student newspaper) published an opinion piece titled 'A cashless society promotes classism' which argues that removing the ability to use physical cash discriminates against the poor and the homeless. The full text of the article can be accessed at
On August 3, 2020, The Huffington Post published an opinion piece by Casey Bond titled 'Why the Idea of a "Cashless Society" is so Dangerous'. The comment outlines some of the advantages of cashlessness and then highlights its disadvantages. The full text can be accessed at
On January 7, 2020, The World Economic Forum published an opinion piece titled 'The benefits of a cashless society'. The article outlines some of the key advantages to be gained from cashlessness. The full text can be accessed at
On March 21, 2019, The Conversation published a comment by Steve Worthington,Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, titled 'Depending on who you are, the benefits of a cashless society are overrated'. The article considers some of the disadvantages that not being able to readily access or use cash presents for some sets of people.
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On April 29, 2014, the Akron Beacon Journal published an opinion by Cass R Sunstein titled 'Debit cards reduce cash and crime' which gives an overview of research conducted by the University of Missouri which demonstrated the increased use of electronic fund transfer by welfare recipients led to reduced cash being carried and a drop in crime rates. The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2021, ABC News televised a report revealing the increasing number of cashless transactions in Australia and some of the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.
