Bills
Parents shell out billions as back-to-school costs increase
Rising expenses and tech demands leave families scrambling for ways to save on uniform and equipment costs ahead of the new school year.
- by Rachael Ward
Latest
Cost-of-living crisis meets new era of electric cars
Customers are voting with their wallets and continuing to buy more clean cars despite a tougher economic outlook.
- by Mike Foley
The $80 billion question buried in Dutton’s nuclear power plan
The public could be left with a big clean-up bill after the opposition’s proposed nuclear reactors reach the end of their life.
- by Mike Foley
Motorists play petrol lotto as stations pump up prices in big cities
A motorist advocate says there’s no reason why petrol is so much more expensive in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne than in other cities.
- by Mike Foley
The one easy thing you could do to save $317 a year on your bills
Households prepared to switch energy providers are saving 17 per cent more than their loyal counterparts, according to the competition watchdog.
- by Millie Muroi
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s ‘brave’ nuclear bet relies on coal plants. Their owners are concerned
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s energy plan is for coal plants to keep running until nuclear is built. But the coal owners need answers.
- by Mike Foley
Exclusive
Energy
‘Time is running out’: Victoria, NSW turn to gas imports as energy crisis nears
Governments are rushing to kickstart Australia’s first-ever gas imports, despite the nation being a top global exporter of the fossil fuel.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Opinion
What’s happened to the cost of living is trickier than you think
While we complain about “the cost of living”, the mugs who elected Donald Trump again were on about “inflation”. Aren’t they the same thing? Maybe, maybe not.
- by Ross Gittins
Energy giant AGL fined a record $25m for wrongly taking welfare money
AGL, one of the nation’s biggest energy retailers, has been dealt a record fine of $25 million for wrongly taking money from hundreds of welfare recipients.
- by Nick Toscano
The Coalition told the CSIRO to redo its nuclear report. It’s bad news for Dutton
Peter Dutton’s Coalition wanted new modelling on the cost of nuclear energy. The CSIRO obliged, but the opposition leader won’t like the results.
- by Mike Foley
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
Dutton to claim nuclear rollout will end up cheaper than renewables
The opposition leader will reveal his costings for seven nuclear plants as soon as next week.
- by Paul Sakkal
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