Old receipt shows why Aussies are struggling
A docket dug up from 2021 has laid bare how much more Aussies are paying for everyday items at our major supermarkets.
A docket dug up from 2021 has laid bare how much more Aussies are paying for everyday items at our major supermarkets.
A former federal treasurer and current Labor Party national president has come out swinging against the Reserve Bank, saying the RBA is ‘punching itself in the face’.
There are small signs rents are coming down, but vacancy rates are still razor thin and there could not be any more “rental pain” in 12 NSW suburbs.
The RBA boss has acknowledged the harsh realities of high interest rates on Aussie households, however she said it was required to quell inflation.
The Finance Minister has dismissed the opposition’s attack on the government’s handling of the economy after fresh GDP showed anaemic growth.
What was once a stalwart of Australian towns is quickly dying out, and there’s plenty of reasons why.
The cost of managing your money, getting a loan, and insuring your possessions has gone up way more than the actual inflation rate in the past year.
Labor’s key housing initiative to boost rental homes will be blocked by the Coalition and the Greens, who say it benefits corporations over renters.
As inflation and cost of living pressures continue to bite, Australians have been hit with some news they didn’t really need to hear.
Vision has emerged showing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese awkwardly trying to dodge a man heckling him on the street and the questions the PM refused to answer.
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has hit out at Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek after she controversially dudded the proposed site of a gold mine.
The Australian economy is expected to show anaemic growth when GDP figures are released on Wednesday, in line with Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ warning.
The financials and energy sectors have dragged the ASX to a winning day as Chinese woes weigh heavy on Australian miners.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is fending off pointed questions about his recent RBA comments, saying he takes “responsibility for our part of the fight against inflation”.
New research has found one group are falling victim to crypto scams as they are “overconfident or overambitious”.
An Australian lawyer and former refugee has challenged the ‘anti-woke’ arguments which are ‘destructive’ for society.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismissed claims he was snubbing the RBA after he said cash rate hikes were “smashing the economy”.
Amid Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s WA visit, Labor claims Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would scuttle a deal costing the state billions.
Shareholders in Coles and Woolworths are licking their lips, but the public is still stretching every dollar further at the checkout.
A raft of new cost of living measures promises to help struggling renters and free up access to key medicines.
The Aussie share market finished the week, and the reporting month of August, in the green as it marked the third straight week of gains.
Two out of the four chief executives of Australia’s major banks have tipped an early-2025 cash rate cut.
Despite concerns about scams and criminal behaviour, Australia is seeing the fastest expansion of crypto ATMs in the world.
Retailers are worried they face a tough Christmas trading period, as Australians continue to resist spending up during a cost-of-living crisis.
The government is facing calls to deport international students associated with so-called “ghost colleges” after a crackdown on hundreds of dodgy operators.
Trying to make money from delivering letters in 2024 is a tough slog, as Australia Post’s financial results show.
Houses in one major city have been left unfinished as a builder that was serving a suspension is put into liquidation.
Slow moving reforms to the way Aussie workers are paid superannuation is costing the workforce billions of dollars every year.
The Australian share market fell again on Thursday, after a poor start thanks to Wall St, as several big name companies report results.
Despite the cost-of-living crunch, buyers flocked to Kmart and Bunnings to pick up bargains, leading to a strong profit for parent company Wesfarmers.
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