Cost of living

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Cost-of-living is driving families to city fringes to avoid big school bills

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Centrelink wait times blow out as cost of living causes staff shortages

Thumbnail for Reserve, energy companies focus of cost-of-living probe

Reserve, energy companies focus of cost-of-living probe

Thumbnail for One in ten Sydney households struggling to pay for food, rent

One in ten Sydney households struggling to pay for food, rent

Thumbnail for Banks now pay you to take their money – big lenders offering $4000 cash back

Banks now pay you to take their money – big lenders offering $4000 cash back

Thumbnail for With pressures on government increasing, Chalmers flags more cost of living relief

With pressures on government increasing, Chalmers flags more cost of living relief

Thumbnail for Businesses fear losing control over Labor’s workplace reforms

Businesses fear losing control over Labor’s workplace reforms

Thumbnail for Super funds return to growth but retirement gets more expensive

Super funds return to growth but retirement gets more expensive

Thumbnail for Queensland wages show a burst of life but inflation concerns still lay ahead

Queensland wages show a burst of life but inflation concerns still lay ahead

Thumbnail for Feeling the physical and financial strain? That’s because we’re working longer for less

Feeling the physical and financial strain? That’s because we’re working longer for less

Thumbnail for Sweetener will make the cost-of-living blow a little softer for public servants

Sweetener will make the cost-of-living blow a little softer for public servants

Thumbnail for Cost of living ousts Covid at top of Aussies’ list of worries

Cost of living ousts Covid at top of Aussies’ list of worries

Thumbnail for Aussies face double slug with cost of living pressures to soar

Aussies face double slug with cost of living pressures to soar

Thumbnail for Limits eased over how much pensioners can earn on the side

Limits eased over how much pensioners can earn on the side

Thumbnail for Coronation at a discount: Charles wants a humble start to reign

Coronation at a discount: Charles wants a humble start to reign

Thumbnail for Difficult decisions ahead as government plans its first budget

Difficult decisions ahead as government plans its first budget

Thumbnail for Inflation fuels biggest welfare payment boost in a generation

Inflation fuels biggest welfare payment boost in a generation

Thumbnail for Cost of retirement spikes but super nest eggs resume healthy growth

Cost of retirement spikes but super nest eggs resume healthy growth

Thumbnail for It’s early days, but Labor is not the train wreck many had thought it might be

It’s early days, but Labor is not the train wreck many had thought it might be

Thumbnail for Why we’ll be paying high electricity prices for years and how it became such a mess

Why we’ll be paying high electricity prices for years and how it became such a mess

Thumbnail for Job certainty is keeping the lid on cost-of-living stress, survey finds

Job certainty is keeping the lid on cost-of-living stress, survey finds

Thumbnail for As power bills rise people choose what they won’t pay for

As power bills rise people choose what they won’t pay for

Thumbnail for ScoMo’s dirty little secret – electricity price hikes, hidden during poll, to be revealed

ScoMo’s dirty little secret – electricity price hikes, hidden during poll, to be revealed

Thumbnail for Queensland’s $8 billion dilemma: Fix the debt or save public from spiralling costs

Queensland’s $8 billion dilemma: Fix the debt or save public from spiralling costs

Thumbnail for Never mind virus, staff say commute costs are keeping them at home

Never mind virus, staff say commute costs are keeping them at home

Thumbnail for Pay pledge: Albo backs hefty rise in wages to cope with inflation

Pay pledge: Albo backs hefty rise in wages to cope with inflation

Thumbnail for Cost of living pressures hitting almost 90 per cent of Aussie households

Cost of living pressures hitting almost 90 per cent of Aussie households

Thumbnail for All smirk and smear, no substance: Albanese’s post-debate shot at PM

All smirk and smear, no substance: Albanese’s post-debate shot at PM

Thumbnail for Driving us broke: How motorists are being hit harder just to get around

Driving us broke: How motorists are being hit harder just to get around

Thumbnail for Last roll of the dice: Government pins electoral hopes on Budget spendfest

Last roll of the dice: Government pins electoral hopes on Budget spendfest

Thumbnail for Economy on the boil gives Frydenberg a hefty war chest for next week’s Budget

Economy on the boil gives Frydenberg a hefty war chest for next week’s Budget

Thumbnail for Promises, promises: Treasurer talks a big budget game but details remain under wraps

Promises, promises: Treasurer talks a big budget game but details remain under wraps

Thumbnail for Retirees facing biggest cash squeeze for a decade

Retirees facing biggest cash squeeze for a decade

Thumbnail for Home buyers told build a buffer to better prepare for rate rise

Home buyers told build a buffer to better prepare for rate rise

Thumbnail for Retirees need more to live on as cost of the basics increases

Retirees need more to live on as cost of the basics increases