The Suncorp Platinum is an improvement on the Gold, but mostly due to the improved Qantas Frequent Flyer earn rate. For this interest rate and annual fee, there are far better reward programs.

The HSBC Platinum Visa may not be the most impressive platinum, but it offers good value with a range of included insurance and below average annual fee and interest rate.

The Westpac 55 Day Platinum is the same as the Westpac 55 Day Gold: they've have just hiked up the annual fee, slapped on a concierge service and given it a new coat of paint.

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The Westpac 55 Day Gold is surprisingly good. It combines a generous interest free period and low annual fee with travel insurance and a good range of features.

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While the included travel insurance is good, it's too little, too late for the ANZ Frequent Flyer range. It simply doesn't stack up to the American Express, NAB Qantas or Westpac Earth travel cards.

The NAB Qantas Platinum is a nice improvement over the Gold, offering some unique and impressive travel features such as hotel burglary insurance and flight inconvenience insurance.

While the absence of travel inconvenience cover and the short interest free period are disappointing, this is still a great travel card. Still, for most people, the Gold will offer better value.

The Westpac Earth Gold comes with travel insurance, which means that unlike the standard Earth, Westpac can call it a travel credit card and keep a straight face.

You'll need to be a savant to keep track of how many reward points you're earning, but the NAB Qantas Gold is a solid mid-range Frequent Flyer card.

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The Westpac Altitude Gold comes close to being the ideal travel credit card, with travel insurance, transit accident cover, dual cards and a great flights-based rewards program.

The NAB Velocity Gold comes close to being the ideal travel credit card and seems to be much better value than the NAB Velocity.

In many ways, the Westpac Singapore Airlines Gold is better value than the Platinum. It offers similar features for half the annual fee.

The Westpac Singapore Airlines Platinum is a good card, but not brilliant. It offers a great rewards program, but you'll pay for it in the long run.

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The St George Low Rate is a great card, but for only a modest increase in price, the Platinum offers better value.

The St George Platinum offers all the platinum features for the price and interest rate of a no-frills card.

The NAB Velocity is buoyed by its rewards program, but most customers will prefer the NAB Velocity Gold's richer feature set for only a modest increase in price.

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The Commonwealth Platinum is a solid competitor in the high-end market. It might lack the flair of the AMEX range, but it makes up for it with a broad range of features.

The Commonwealth Gold Awards is a solid card with a surprising range of features. It will mostly appeal to families, but travellers may get value from the included international travel insurance.

The American Express Gold Ascent is perfect for people who pay their balance in full each month. As long as you use it correctly, you'll never pay a cent in fees or interest and you'll be amassing free reward points.

The Aussie MasterCard is one of the cheapest credit cards we've found. If you're paying more than 9.99% interest, you are now officially paying too much.

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Every traveller should consider the American Express Qantas Ultimate, if not for the rewards program, then for the travel inconvenience insurance and complimentary international travel insurance.

American Express continue to set the bar for travel features in credit cards with the American Express Platinum, however the very high annual fee will be a deterrent for many.

The American Express Qantas Premium has almost every imaginable travel feature. If you're going overseas and are looking for a credit card, this may be a cheaper option than purchasing travel insurance separately.

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The BankWest Lite MasterCard is so good, everyone with an existing card should give serious consideration to swapping.

The Citibank Clear Platinum is a very good mid-range card, offering some great services for a very low price. Just make sure you never accidently get cash out.

The Emirates Citi Platinum offers the greatest range of services we've seen in a credit card. It's not for everyone - there are lower interest rates and annual fees, but if you're in the market for a platinum or a great balance transfer deal, this one's hard to beat

A great card for travellers, those looking for the peace of mind of purchase security and extended warranty protection or anyone who wants all the benefits of a gold card without a rewards program.