Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
Federal Budget
Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
High interest rates costing budget billions
Higher interest rates are not burning a hole in household budgets, but are increasingly hurting the federal budget as well.
Australia’s recession fears grow
A surge in mortgage repayments, a jump in the income tax take and still-high inflation dragged household spending to a halt in the September quarter.
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Older people want work at 70
IN news to cheer Treasurer Joe Hockey, more than a third of older people want to work until they are 70, yet fear for an appropriate job.
Hockey must pay off our credit card
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