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Aussies are already feeling the pain at the checkout – but a “perfect storm” could be about to send prices skyrocketing further.
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Aussies are already feeling the pain at the checkout – but a “perfect storm” could be about to send prices skyrocketing further.
Incredible images show the scale of the shipping crisis that’s causing long delays and rising prices for Australians, with no end in sight.
A savvy shopper has revealed how she dishes up six hot meals for less than $35 by buying her ingredients at a budget supermarket.
A warning has been issued that price hikes are “coming now and are large” as the major supermarkets grapple with suppliers demanding more money.
China’s harsh lockdown in response to its Omicron outbreak is coming at a cost to the rest of the world. And that includes Australia.
There are warnings that the outlook for the property market is “dire”, with predictions the rate rise will spook buyers and see prices plunge.
It’s the radical $329m ‘Help to Buy’ plan that would allow the government to purchase a slice of people’s property, helping more own a home. Here’s how it works.
With the RBA almost certain to increase the cash rate on Tuesday afternoon, some economists are predicting it could be a regular monthly occurrence.
As Australia sits on a knife edge waiting to see if interest rates will be increased, a huge number of people are already struggling.
Pressure is piling on for homeowners as interest rate rises could leave them struggling to meet repayments on a house worth less than what they paid for it.
Inflation is surging at the fastest rate in decades, and that’s bad news for homeowners with a mortgage. We explain why – and what will happen next.
There’s one thing Russia has that the world needs – and Putin knows it. If he pulls off his plan then it could cause a “global crisis”.
Rising global food prices have prompted the president of the World Bank to warn of an impending “human catastrophe”.
A chilling warning has been issued that China’s zero-Covid policy is going to inflict “damage” globally, with more cost of living pain headed our way.
The man bidding for the spot as the next federal treasurer has slammed the Morrison Government for “shovelling cash in the general direction of voters”, saying Labor will focus on cutting wasteful spending in a bid to improve the cost of living for Australians.
As the cost of living in Australia soars, your daily $4 coffee is at the centre of a battle that’s frothing up over wage rises.
Thousands of devastated homeowners are at risk of hefty rate rises after land values in flood-wrecked suburbs suddenly jumped by as much as 30 per cent. SEARCH YOUR AREA
A single image of lettuces being sold at Coles for nearly $6 has exposed the stark reality of Australia’s cost of living crisis.
Desperate house hunters are engaging in unprecedented bidding wars to secure homes as Brisbane’s rental crisis spirals out of control.
The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure to take action on petrol prices as it’s revealed Brisbane drivers were already being ripped off at the petrol pump before the price hike.
Australians are about to be hit with a price increase that will cost the average family an extra $127 a year, but there are ways around it.
House prices could tumble thanks to a key factor in Australia’s economy which is improving faster than anyone expected.
A phenomenon dubbed the Great Resignation is about to hit Australia, and despite the scary name, it could actually force wages to increase.
More than 14 million Australians pay thousands of dollars every year for private health insurance and there is a common mistake many of us make.
Turns out that when it comes to saving money, buying coffee and avocado toast might not be a problem after all if you can answer these questions first.
WITH gas prices rising, many in the community are shivering while contemplating how big their next gas bill will be, as LNG changes the east coast market.
WE’VE asked the people who know – shoppers – for their best tips on how to save on your weekly shop.
KYOGLE has the second-highest child poverty rate in New South Wales with more than one in four youths living below the breadline, a new study has found.
IF YOU have three main meals each day, can pay all your living expenses and have money left over for leisure activities, you are one of the lucky ones.
AUSTRALIANS have once again identified rising utility costs as their biggest financial concern, new data has revealed.
THE fuel gods have delivered a petrol price cut of up to 20 cents a litre for motorists in time for Christmas.
WORKERS with rising incomes who are ultimately pushed into a higher tax bracket will contribute an extra $24 billion in total over the next four years.
THE political debate about Ebola and the Islamic State seems to have replaced Australian concerns about the rising cost of living, a consumer survey has found.
JOE Hockey has brushed aside criticism over comments he made declaring poorer people would not be affected by the fuel tax.
THE cost of buying a home has risen by six times its price in the past 18 years.
GROWTH in the minimum wage would be effectively frozen below inflation for the next decade, if one of the Commission of Audit’s recommendations is acted upon.
THE State’s peak motoring body has raised fears unleaded petrol prices in Queensland could once again break records in March.
PENSIONERS can expect an extra $15 in their pocket when government payments go up in line with inflation later this month.
ABOUT 40% of Tweed Shire residents living in rental accommodation are in financial stress, according to a report compiled by council staff.
ACCOUNTANT Bob Lamont says people who have enjoyed high disposable incomes in Gladstone are in for a rude shock when construction ends on Curtis Island.
RENTAL prices have risen by 20% in the past five years across Queensland.
COST of living pressures for families may worsen, with expenses set to blow out by $600 more a year when the State Government hands down the budget.
THE average cost of raising a child has risen by 50% over the past five years, new research reveals.
WHEN you buy snacks at the service station, you might well be lowering fuel prices.
ENERGY minister Mark McArdle has pledged to fight to keep electricity prices down, following reports Warwick pensioners are relinquishing food to pay bills.
AUSTRALIA’S 3.5 million pensioners will begin noticing a little extra cash in their pockets.
EX-SERVICEMEN and women are struggling to survive on the military pension as consumer price index adjustments remain ill-aligned with the cost of living.
ONE in five people experiencing problems with their teeth either put off seeing a dentist or did not go at all in the past year because of the costs involved.
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