Why you’re being punished by power price rises
Consumers are suffering because of an abject failure of political leadership on electricity stretching back decades, writes Paul Starick.
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Popular R.M. Williams clearance sale returns to Adelaide
The annual R.M. Williams sale at Adelaide Showgrounds is making a comeback, coinciding with another big event in town.
Former RBA boss’ stunning rates call
Decade-high interest rates are not “the source” of Australia’s cost of living problem, former Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has said.
Key electorates to swing on housing crisis, new poll warns
Federal politicians are in for a shock this election, as a new poll warns key electorates will swing on the housing crisis, with Australia’s generous negative gearing benefits in the firing line.
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$519 flights: Qantas, Virgin sale to overseas holiday hotspots
Aussies can score huge savings on return airfares to international holiday destinations including Bali and Fiji.
$109 flights: Qantas’ 72-hour sale
Aussie holiday makers looking to travel interstate these school holidays and in 2025 can score huge savings on flights. See how and where.
Power bill warning removed from major energy report
In an extraordinary move, the energy regulator has changed a major report to remove a warning that household electricity and gas bill debts are escalating even more than it anticipated.
Help farmers feed nation by cutting emissions red tape
SA’s $18.5bn agriculture industry should be given some exemptions from onerous carbon emissions reporting, say the Liberals.
Forget Qantas, Albo should be getting skewered over this broken promise
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might be getting grilled over Qantas flight upgrades but the focus should be on his broken promise to cut electricity prices, writes Paul Starick.
Supermarket boss warns of food price rise
John-Paul Drake is condemning the “beyond unconscionable” carbon reporting burden on farmers, warning this will trigger supermarket price rises.
SA farmers sound green alert: ‘You’ll feel this at the supermarket’
SA farmers and the Nationals are warning they cannot absorb the costs of a new scheme the government says will maximise opportunities in a clean economy.
Starick: Stars’ powerful lesson as Libs pay price for abortion crusade
Pop superstar Beyonce’s appearance at an abortion rights rally shows the issue has the power to divide more than just the SA Liberal party, writes Paul Starick.
$9bn generational burden: Buy votes now, we’ll pay later
Labor’s $9.1bn cost-of-living pledges will only fuel inflation and burden future generations, economists warn.
Secret source of cheap groceries I didn’t know I was eligible for
A Queensland mum reveals how she’s cut the big two supermarkets out of her weekly shop – and the source of discount groceries she didn’t think she could access.
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