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Ebola and IS overtake Australian cost of living concerns
THE political debate about Ebola and the Islamic State seems to have replaced Australian concerns about the rising cost of living, a consumer survey has found.
Expert says no need to panic about gas price rise
CHANGES in Australia’s gas market are set to send prices skyrocketing, but the author of a Grattan Institute report says the Coast has no reason to panic.
Shift in those doing it tough as cost of living soars
UNIVERSITY students and welfare recipients aren’t the only Sunshine Coast residents struggling to afford living costs.
Discounted power bills won’t stop them going up
ECONOMIST warns the plan to spend $3.4 billion from state asset leases on reducing electricity prices $5 a week would be “wiped out” within its first year.
Retirement villages to get some water relief
UNITYWATER has announced what it says will be significant savings for senior citizens struggling with increasing costs of living.
Cheapest petrol in the state on Coast
NO, you have not been imagining it.
Joe Hockey defends ‘poor people don’t drive far’ comments
JOE Hockey has brushed aside criticism over comments he made declaring poorer people would not be affected by the fuel tax.
Warwick’s fuel is cheapest in the state again
THE state’s peak motoring body has revealed Warwick motorists have continued to benefit from the cheapest unleaded petrol (ULP) prices in Queensland.
We have the best diesel prices in the state
GYMPIE motorists who fill up with diesel were buying it for an average 153.8cpl last month; the best price in Queensland, according to RACQ.
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