Builder’s desperate act to survive
The building industry is suffering a decade-long ‘decimation’ that has ruined lives and left companies in disastrous debt.
Economy
Call for Aus to bring in Finnish speeding rule
Flat-rate speeding fines “criminalise poverty”, with Australian research making a bold call for an overhaul.
Aussie city smashed by $18k rent hike
A new report has revealed the insane amount of money rent has increased across Australia’s capital cities since the pandemic.
Aussies picking up items on side of road
The fresh research comes after 80 per cent of Aussie households reported experiencing cost of living pressure.
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Photo proves what Aussies are thinking
Aussies are paying more for less as supermarket giants maintain or increase prices for products decreasing in size and weight.
Retail giant spruiks sale on massive TVs
A retail giant has just announced a price drop for a television that will transform your home into a mini-cinema.
ASX dips before blockbuster US meeting
The Australian sharemarket has edged lower after a day of choppy trading as cautious investors await the all-important US Federal Reserve meeting.
Tiny town fires up at ‘secret’ land grab
A war of words has erupted in a tiny outback town over a “secret” plan to hand over “95 per cent” of the land to Aboriginal owners.
Aussies lose $2.2bn to one cruel act
Australians have been hit with a record number of fraudulent credit card purchases and withdrawals, new data has revealed.
Push to make airlines pay for axed flights
New laws being debated in parliament could see airlines forced to pay compensation any time they deliberately delay or cancel flights, or when luggage is lost.
Sign interest rates are set to fall dramatically
Three forces are bearing down fast on the Aussie economy. If they converge, interest rates look set to drop to an extreme degree.
‘Soul destroying’: Jobs lost in firm collapse
The livelihoods of 55 people have evaporated after a 50-year-old construction company went bust with $20m in debt.
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