Godfreys exposes true cost of RBA assault on Aussies
Lured into large loans with the promise of low interest rates, householders and businesses need immediate relief, Paul Starick writes.
Cost Of Living
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Career paying $150k ‘straight out of school’
Employers are being forced to offer high wages, even for entry-level roles, for workers trained in a career that’s in demand across several industries.
Key factors to help or hurt home prices
Industry experts outline the biggest issues facing the Aussie real estate market right now.
New Tesla Model Y rival’s surprising price
A new electric family SUV is headed to Australia later this year and it’s going to give one of the most popular cars in the nation a run for its money.
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How to find the best deposit deal
Savings account interest rates are climbing, and expected to rise further, but getting the highest rate isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Aussies back fuel excise cut extension
The federal government has repeatedly ruled out extending the fuel excise cut – but one of Australia’s leading economists says it makes sense to keep it. And Aussies agree.
Shock number of Aussies in ‘rental stress’
Australia’s devastating rental crisis could have just about reached its peak as rents in some areas fall, but an alarming number of renters are in trouble.
Home loan hardship help: tips and traps
Households are feeling the pinch as interest rates rise at their fastest pace in decades. Here’s how to get assistance.
‘Gone mad’: Chart shows Aussies have lost it
Food costs are skyrocketing, but new data shows that instead of being more frugal, Aussies are reacting in a very strange way.
Infuriating truth of Australia’s gas crisis
The truth about Australia’s east coast gas crisis is coming out. Now the pressure is on the new Government to fix years of mistakes.
‘Some nights I feel like it’s a coffin’: Carol’s grim search for a home
Carol Morris had a business and a life. She didn’t expect to be living in a van at 59. As another victim of SA’s rental crisis, she’s discovered homelessness can hit anyone.
‘Laughable’: China takes fresh stab at ScoMo
Beijing has lashed out at former PM Scott Morrison and Australia’s “overconfidence” following the release of a “damning” gas report.
‘Bad situation worse’: Petrol tax cut to fuel debate
Soaring petrol prices are set to become the next political battleground, as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton attacked the Albanese Government over something put in place by the former Coalition team he was part of.
How cost of living spike is hitting Queenslanders
An increasing number of Queenslanders are worried about their finances as the cost of fuel, rent and groceries continues to rise.
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