$519 flights: Qantas, Virgin sale to overseas holiday hotspots
Aussies can score huge savings on return airfares to international holiday destinations including Bali and Fiji.
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$109 flights: Qantas’ 72-hour sale
Aussie holiday makers looking to travel interstate these school holidays and in 2025 can score huge savings on flights. See how and where.
Power bill warning removed from major energy report
In an extraordinary move, the energy regulator has changed a major report to remove a warning that household electricity and gas bill debts are escalating even more than it anticipated.
Help farmers feed nation by cutting emissions red tape
SA’s $18.5bn agriculture industry should be given some exemptions from onerous carbon emissions reporting, say the Liberals.
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‘Don’t have to move any more’: How renters became landlords
A working couple sick of moving six times in nine years as renters did whatever it took to get off the rental cycle, doing so well they are the landlords now.
July’s record-breakers: why several Aussie stocks have hit new highs
JB Hi-Fi, the Commonwealth Bank and Wesfarmers are among several stocks to reach fresh records this month. See the list.
SA squanders cheap housing boast as surging costs worsens crisis
Another interest rate rise is on the cards and governments are taking too long to tackle housing costs, Paul Starick writes.
How to avoid paying a huge home deposit
Entering the housing market during a cost-of-living crisis is tough, but there are still several sources of help.
Major cash boost for homebuyers
Homebuyers could receive tens of thousands to put towards purchasing a home under this scheme but only a limited number of spots are on offer.
Why did nobody stop and suggest this was a terrible look?
Welcome to Queensland in an election year, where blowing your own trumpet and being seen to do things are now part of a politician’s job, writes the editor.
Renters with means jump ship as rent hits $620/wk across Qld
Queenslanders sick of the expensive rental merry-go-round are jumping ship as soon as they can, as new data shows median rent is now $620 a week across the state.
Not getting a pay rise? Ask your boss for these perks
Aussie workers fed up with the state of their salaries are saving thousands of dollars a year, or earning better working conditions by negotiating non-monetary forms of compensation.
Cruel twist for used-car bargain hunters
After several years of soaring used car prices, the market is beginning to return to normal. But sadly, not all buyers are reaping the rewards.
Last chance Amazon deals: Apple, Dyson, Bose
Amazon’s annual sales event Prime Day has returned offering savvy Aussie shoppers a stack of great deals across a range of popular brands including Apple, Dyson and ECOVACS.
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