$1.8k spike: International airfares that have soared post-pandemic
Shock new data has shown just how much international travel prices have soared since the pandemic.
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Shock new data has shown just how much international travel prices have soared since the pandemic.
Apple, Dyson and KitchenAid are among the retailers slashing prices for Boxing Day. Take a look at the best bargains on offer.
Queenslanders are being warned to brace for petrol to spike dramatically in the new year after a cheap run in the lead up to Christmas and new record highs in 2023.
From Kris Kringle exchanges to second-hand Secret Santa and sacrificing adult presents to splurge on children, these are the ways thrifty Queenslanders are saving money but still having plenty of festive cheer.
There are warnings that the outlook for the property market is “dire”, with predictions the rate rise will spook buyers and see prices plunge.
It’s the radical $329m ‘Help to Buy’ plan that would allow the government to purchase a slice of people’s property, helping more own a home. Here’s how it works.
With the RBA almost certain to increase the cash rate on Tuesday afternoon, some economists are predicting it could be a regular monthly occurrence.
As Australia sits on a knife edge waiting to see if interest rates will be increased, a huge number of people are already struggling.
Pressure is piling on for homeowners as interest rate rises could leave them struggling to meet repayments on a house worth less than what they paid for it.
Inflation is surging at the fastest rate in decades, and that’s bad news for homeowners with a mortgage. We explain why – and what will happen next.
There’s one thing Russia has that the world needs – and Putin knows it. If he pulls off his plan then it could cause a “global crisis”.
Rising global food prices have prompted the president of the World Bank to warn of an impending “human catastrophe”.
A chilling warning has been issued that China’s zero-Covid policy is going to inflict “damage” globally, with more cost of living pain headed our way.
The man bidding for the spot as the next federal treasurer has slammed the Morrison Government for “shovelling cash in the general direction of voters”, saying Labor will focus on cutting wasteful spending in a bid to improve the cost of living for Australians.
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