Cost of living
Opinion
Spending
Dirty pricing tricks getting flamed is long overdue
It’s time to get back to a world where we don’t have to swear a blood oath to cancel a gym membership or name our firstborn after a Marvel character just to cancel a streaming subscription.
- by Victoria Devine
Latest
Battery, solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000
The federal election is set to feature duelling household electrification schemes, as households battle the cost-of-living crisis.
- by Mike Foley
Election battle in aisle nine. Albanese goes retail in fight for votes
The prime minister has taken retail politics to a new level – straight into the nation’s supermarket aisles.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Opinion
Albanese is striking a blow for the battlers, but has he blown it?
Labor is gaining some traction with its plan to save shoppers billions of dollars, but it’s not as big a talking point as the PM’s purchase of a sea-cliff house.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Political leadership
Voters warm to Coalition plan to hit Coles, Woolies
Australians have strongly backed court action against Coles and Woolworths over supermarket pricing.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Environmental protection
When money’s tight, we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat
In just a couple of years, the cost of living has pushed climate action down the order of our deepest concerns.
- by Matt Wade
The surprising number of people who are homeless in your suburb
Soaring housing costs and a lack of affordable options are taking a toll that’s usually hidden, but has been revealed in a new study.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Opinion
Political leadership
The cost of living with pressure weighs on sorry Albanese
The nation’s households are focused on their hip pockets, but a distant war prevents the prime minister from cashing in.
- by David Crowe
More cranes on city skylines, but fewer are building homes
Construction activity is peaking across Sydney, where there are more cranes than any other Australian capital, including Melbourne.
- by Simon Johanson
Opinion
Perth
The $3 Dutch household item every person needs in the cost-of-living crisis
This bit of kitchen kit is almost entirely unused and unknown outside that country. But it’s become my tool to beat shrinkflation and budget woes.
- by Sarah Brookes
The drastic changes needed for Australian rents to fall below their peaks
While national asking rents did not record an increase in the latest quarter, they remained at record highs and renters can expect steeper rents are here to stay.
- by Sue Williams
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