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Credit card sign-up bonuses in Australia, September 2026

As of 17 September 2026, the credit card sign-up bonus worth most after its first-year fee, as tracked by BankMate, was 340,000 Membership Rewards points on the American Express Platinum Card (240,000 in the first year) — about $2,380 in points against a $1,450 fee. 39 of 100 cards carried an offer, with a median bonus worth $800 in points; 9 cards charged no annual fee. No sign-up offer changes were recorded during September 2026.

Biggest sign-up bonuses

Net of first-year fee · as of 17 September 2026
  1. 1
    $930net of $1,450 first-year fee
    240,000 + 100,000 yr 2 Membership Rewards
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    American Express
    American Express Platinum Card
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  2. 2
    $905net of $295 first-year fee
    90,000 + 60,000 yr 2 Qantas
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    St George
    Amplify Qantas Signature
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  3. 3
    $905net of $295 first-year fee
    90,000 + 60,000 yr 2 Qantas
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    Bank of Melbourne
    Amplify Qantas Signature
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  1. 4
    BankSA Amplify Qantas Signature $905
  2. 5
    Westpac Altitude Velocity Black$830
  3. 6
    Westpac Altitude Qantas Black$830
  4. 7
    Bank of Melbourne Amplify Rewards Signature$801
  5. 8
    St George Amplify Rewards Signature$801
  6. 9
    BankSA Amplify Rewards Signature$801
  7. 10
    Westpac Altitude Black Rewards World Mastercard$800

Ranked by the bonus's value in points less the card's first-year fee, so a large bonus on an expensive card and a smaller one on a free card compare fairly. Where an offer is paid in two parts, the first-year points are shown with the second-year leg after them. Points are valued at BankMate's editorial rate for each program; every offer has a minimum spend and is for new card members — see the card for its terms.

Best earn rates

Everyday spend, cents back per $1
  1. 1
    American Express American Express Essential Rewards Credit Card3.50¢/$
  2. 2
    American Express American Express Platinum Card1.57¢/$
  3. 3
    Latitude Finance David Jones Prestige Credit Card1.50¢/$
  4. 4
    Bankwest Bankwest More World Mastercard1.25¢/$
  5. 5
    HSBC HSBC Platinum Qantas Credit Card1.20¢/$
  6. 6
    HSBC HSBC Premier World Mastercard Qantas1.20¢/$
  7. 7
    Bankwest Bankwest More Platinum Mastercard1.00¢/$
  8. 8
    NAB Coles Rewards Mastercard1.00¢/$
  9. 9
    Commonwealth Bank Smart Awards credit card1.00¢/$
  10. 10
    Latitude Finance David Jones Premiere Credit Card1.00¢/$

Base rate on everyday purchases, converted to cents per dollar at each program's editorial point value. Category bonuses (dining, groceries, travel) and earn caps are not included here.

Annual fees

9 with no fee · median $149
  1. 1
    American Express American Express Platinum Card$1,450
  2. 2
    HSBC HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card$499 · $0 yr 1
  3. 3
    American Express Qantas American Express Ultimate Card$450
  4. 4
    American Express American Express Velocity Platinum Card$440
  5. 5
    ANZ ANZ Frequent Flyer Black$425

The five highest annual fees tracked. A first-year fee is shown where the issuer publishes one.

Changes in September

Sign-up offers

No sign-up offer changes were recorded this month.

Annual fees

No annual fee changes were recorded this month.

Earn rates

No earn rate changes were recorded this month.

How this report is produced

Data
Each issuer's Consumer Data Right (open banking) product feed, re-read nightly, plus a weekly read of the card pages for issuers that publish no feed. A change is recorded whenever a card's sign-up bonus, annual fee or earn rate differs from the last value stored.
Figures
This is the current month, so the tables show live figures. Changes compare the last value before the month with the last value within it. 133 history entries fall in this month. Tracking began in September 2026.
Scope
Personal credit and charge cards open to Australian residents, as listed on BankMate; one entry per card. Not financial advice. Methodology · Today's full ranking