‘A storm’: Middle-class Australia in crisis
The “perfect storm” has hit previously comfortable middle-class families who are beating down the doors of charities desperate for help.
Interest Rates
‘Poor Phil’: Shock claim on RBA sacking
The fate of embattled RBA governor Philip Lowe will be decided within weeks, but one Liberal says the ‘poor old’ guy should be given another go.
Albo hints at new cost-of-living relief
Australians struggling with the cost of living have been offered a glimmer of hope from the Prime Minister.
Phil Lowe ‘demonised’, Senator claims
As the PM backs in ‘two outstanding public servants’ tipped to replace RBA chief Philip Lowe, the opposition has slammed the government for ‘demonising’ the governor.
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Banks’ gravity-defying insult to customers
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Rate cut to spark economic brawl
An expected rate cut tomorrow will briefly unite the two parties against the big banks, but it’s not expected to last.
Aussies wasting thousands on interest rates
Home loan customers can be left paying exorbitant interest rates that cost them tens of thousands of dollars more on their mortgage.
How to take years off your mortgage
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Grim warning over ‘abnormal’ economy
A former treasurer says Australia is living in “abnormal times”, with worrying economic factors that have never existed before.
You’re set to get more cash in your pocket
For five years, the Reserve Bank has been worried about one thing. Now it has flip-flopped and it means more cash to splash for all of us.
‘Smoking gun’ that will ‘force RBA’s hand’
Get excited — you’re about to have more money in your pocket, but the extra cash comes with a catch, and the health of our economy is on the line.
Aussie share market hits 7-week high
The Australian share market has opened sharply higher as investors deal with the implications of the US central bank’s rate cut and jobs figures reveal the state of the nation’s unemplyment.
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