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Australia’s $5 note, which has borne the face of Queen Elizabeth II since 1992, will be redesigned to reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s connection to country and the overturning of terra nullius – a foundational moment in the fight for land rights.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

$5 should be a coin by now. It's worth less than $2 when we coined it in the 80s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is the benefit of having it be a coin?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Coins last longer and are easier to work with and count. Things like vending machines are far easier to make deal with coins.

Whatever they do, a shitton of vending machines will need reprogramming.