Originally Posted by
amit1978
I was told initially that would get the x25 per £ for foreign but now the loyalty team have advised me that it is 12.5 per £ for all transactions whether UK or foreign. Wish that was clear from the start before I spent all those aussie $

You would have spent the money anyhow, no? Is not earning 12.5 X better than pretty much anything on the market? If this is the case, why the whinge, or have I missed something?
The rubbish currency conversion rates between AUD and GBP is nothing to do with the card itself but due to the global economy and AUD being probably about the most buoyant major western currency out there at the moment.