Cost of living
Dutton drives home his pitch to commuters by dumping guzzler tax
Independent modelling shows outer suburbs have more to gain from the fuel excise cut as the Coalition campaigns to win over the outer suburbs.
- Millie Muroi and Paul Sakkal
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- Opinion
- Australia votes
Energy’s a big part of living costs, but fixing it won’t be cheap
Voters seem permanently obsessed with energy prices, and they’ve figured in most election campaigns for decades. But it’s mainly been smoke and mirrors.
- Ross Gittins
- Analysis
- Australia votes
The key issues that will define the election – and where the major parties stand
Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda, Medicare has taken centre stage, and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Battleground Victoria: Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result
The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats, while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.
- Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey, Rachael Dexter, Cara Waters, Lachlan Abbott, Benjamin Preiss, Clay Lucas and Tom Cowie
The Melbourne suburbs where rents soared most over the past year
Some of the sharpest increases are in relatively affordable suburbs, but many affluent neighbourhoods have not been spared.
- Elizabeth Redman
The Sydney suburbs where rents soared most over the past year
Rents in most Sydney suburbs are higher this year than last, but some landlords have been raising prices faster than the rest.
- Alice Uribe
Exaggerations from Albanese, Dutton lost in Trump’s tariff blitz
We take a look at the prime minister’s claim Dutton wanted to end bulk-billing and the Coalition’s claim grocery prices are up 30 per cent under Labor.
- Bronte Gossling
The surprising regional Victorian towns where rents are rising fastest
Some former Melburnians who made a tree-change a few years ago have stayed, but others are now leaving the city for a cheaper cost of living.
- Emily Power
The glam NSW coastal town that’s back – after 18 months in the doldrums
It’s such a popular lifestyle location, but there aren’t enough homes available to satisfy the demand, and anything that comes onto the market goes.
- Sue Williams
‘Breaking point’: Melbourne rents hit record highs – again
House and unit rents have jumped in a range of neighbourhoods, putting more pressure on tenants reeling from almost four years of increases.
- Elizabeth Redman
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