Conducting proper and thorough credit card reviews before settling on a credit card is important. There are a lot of financial institutions crowding the market and they all claim to offer the best credit card deal. One of the most important (and basic) things to look at is the financial institution who is lending the card. If it is one of the major banks or a known institution with an established presence in Australia there is a good chance that the credit cards they have to offer will also be well known so you can easily research and compare them against others.It is also important to check out as much of the fine print as you can before you sign on the dotted line and look out for any hidden traps – like hidden fees or conditional interest rates.