Cost of Living

Rents have surged and supply is running at a trickle. Where to from here for frustrated renters hoping to sign on the dotted line?

A new parliamentary report has calculated exactly what it would cost the government to provide universal access.

Anthony Albanese has said that all options are on the table to crack down on what he described as "an abuse of market power".

Wesfarmers announced last July that Target operations would merge with Kmart to create a $10 billion discount conglomerate.

Australian Bureau of Statistics head of business statistics Robert Ewing said there's been a trending change in the months Aussies are spending their money.

The figure of $346,000 revealed in new research is almost five times the average salary.

Australian motorists will be hopeful of cost of living relief at the bowser following the news.

Looming tax cuts and wage increases could dampen any hope of interest rates falling in 2024.

The number of GP clinics offering bulk billing is rapidly collapsing, a new report has found, as more and more people avoid the doctor because of rising costs.

The New Year is upon us but hopes that cost of living struggles will be left in 2023 have been dashed as from day one of 2024 - there are price increases.

Residents in one state are being slugged the highest prices in Australia when it comes to filling up a tank of petrol, new data has revealed.

Employment scams have seen a 700 per cent jump from last year, and it's a rising trend that's worrying authorities.

If 2022 was a changing of the guard year in federal politics, then 2023 marked the states' turn.

It's been a challenging year for many Australians battling rising costs and natural disasters.

Christmas has come early this year with petrol prices finally falling across the country.

Not only have interest rates peaked, but they could be set for a major drop, according to the Commonwealth Bank.

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Petrol prices in Sydney are expected to fall as much as 35 cents per litre in the coming weeks.

Treasurer Rita Saffioti announced the state was on track for a $3.7 billion surplus, up from $3.3 billion projected in May.

The program, announced in June, is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is worth $254 million over two years.

Charities across the country are reporting huge increases in demand at food relief centres from Aussies struggling to put food on the table. 

Australian borrowers could be in for some relief next year, with easing inflation in the United States increasing hopes of a rate cut here.

The Christmas favourite fruit could cost Australians more in the upcoming weeks as prices soar after weeks of wet weather.

Public transport will be free for five weeks over the summer to lighten the financial pressures from Christmas and the New Year.

The growing cost-of-living crisis is hitting millions hard this Christmas, new research released today shows.

Passports will cost Australians an extra $50 next July amid cost of living pressures.

Over $900 million worth of Christmas gifts will go unused this year, new research finds.

The rising cost of chocolate will impact shoppers who are looking for stocking fillers and gourmet treats this Christmas.

The new research found Aussie men had significantly more emergency savings to fall back on than women did.

Foreign investors will be funnelled into new construction and build to rent programs under a new plan from the Albanese government.

In total, her pay will increase by 11 per cent, along with the salaries of the other members of Queensland's state parliament.

Retail workers are bracing themselves for increased customer aggression this Christmas as cost-of-living pressures intensify.

For 10-year-old Etienne, schoolwork can be a struggle, but the piano is his 'happy place'. Now, he may have to stop lessons.

Aussie supermarket giant Coles has issued an apology to shoppers after overcharging thousands of people on a number of popular items.

After record high costs this year, milk prices are expected to slowly improve in 2024.

A segment from the supermarket reveals the eye-opening impact of inflation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept interest rates on hold in December, sparing borrowers of a sixth interest rate rise in 2023.

Students, youth and carers on social security payments will receive up to $45 more a fortnight in the new year to cope with the cost of living crisis.

Coles and Woolworths say they've already slashed the cost of the festive favourite to the cheapest in years .

Successive interest rate hikes and high inflation are eating into savings, new research released today found.

About 61 per cent of businesses expect trade to fall 11 per cent compared to last year, a peak industry survey found.

There's a new promise for cheaper groceries with the Senate set to begin an investigation into supermarkets.

One in four admitted to being targetted last festive season and of those, 37 per cent said the scam came from social media.

According to new data released by Airtasker, these were the most in-demand side hustles of 2023.

Foodbank boss Brianna Casey fears the RBA's December meeting could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back for many families'.

The world's most expensive cities to live for 2023 have been revealed. And not surprisingly, costs have risen over the past year no matter where in the world you look.

Customer aggression aimed at retail workers has surged this year and is expected to intensify this Christmas with cost of living stress, a new survey reveals.

Michele Bullock insisted many family budgets and businesses were in a "pretty good position".

Popular deliver app Uber Eats has announced it will start charging for its grocery delivery services.

Anne Miles doesn't want her friends and family to cry at her funeral. She wants them to party.