[Tandum (Robin)]

I've noticed today that stuff I buy offshore with Paypal is attracting an International Transaction Fee even though the transaction is in AU$.

All these examples where purchased in AU$ :-
I see one Paypal for $45.72 followed by a $1.05 fee. This was for a server security certificate from a US firm.

I got another straight Visa buy for $879.12 followed by a $20.22 fee which I believed was paid to Symantec Australia.

Then in contrast I see a Paypal to Tan in Honkers with no fee applied?

I rang the bank and they just brushed me off saying they were International transactions, including the one to Symantec.

After a bit of googling it appears Bankwest Credit Cards don't do this so I might swap.

Does anyone know what's going on here, is this a new thing?