15c more than Sydney: Why Brisbane drivers are paying through the nozzle
Brisbane petrol prices have been running at an inexplicable 15c-a-litre higher than Sydney in the past month.
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How Aussies can score top deals in Amazon sale
The end of year sales are starting earlier than ever this year and there are deals on big ticket and everyday items to help you save.
Huge home storage mistakes driving you crazy
A house full of stuff can drive you crazy but getting your head around it doesn’t mean chucking everything out. There is a saner way to do it.
Electricity bills soar up to 20pc in 12 months
Power bills have continued to rise over the past year, the country’s energy regulator says, although some reprieve could be imminent.
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House prices outpace incomes for past 18 years inquiry hears
THE cost of buying a home has risen by six times its price in the past 18 years.
Electricity bills roll out without carbon price
GLADSTONE residents receiving electricity bills from Ergon Energy this week will pay an amount that doesn’t include the carbon tax.
Pay up or get out: Council’s rates dodger crack-down
SOME Coast property owners will be in for a nasty shock this week.
Expect to get your half-year rates notice this week
SUNSHINE Coast Council half-yearly rates notices will start to arrive in letterboxes and email boxes for 130,000 properties this week.
Warwick’s fuel is the cheapest in the state
WARWICK motorists have benefited from the cheapest unleaded petrol prices in Queensland, according to the state’s peak motoring body.
POLL: What’s hard to save money on when grocery shopping?
MARIE and Leonard Mahon can still remember the days when there was a corner store in every suburb.
Budget shows ratepayers to be hit with 5.87% hike
GLADSTONE ratepayers will cop an average 5.87% rates rise in the Gladstone Regional Council’s $273 million budget, announced this morning.
Low-rent holiday over for social housing tenants
SOCIAL housing tenants earning more than $900 a week but paying just $84 in rent can expect a rent hike.
Family shares secrets to slashing power bill
TOOWOOMBA mum Angela Knee believes cutting a household’s electricity bill can be easy. You’ve just got to be switched on.
Rocky prices reasonable with careful budgeting
Rocky groceries are 7% more expensive than Brisbane but mums say they manage with careful budgeting
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