As Queenslanders' budgets continue to stretch ahead of the festive period, one Brisbane council is suggesting an alternative approach to festive shopping.
A 10 per cent goods and services tax (GST) is applied to food depending on how it is packaged, marketed and where it is sold, but according to a tax lawyer the rules aren't so straightforward.
As the cost of living crisis continues to pinch purses across the country, many Aussie families are buying in bulk and online to curb hip-pocket pain at the checkout.
Hundreds of Coles and Woolworths workers represented by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) have backed a two-hour stoppage from 10am on Saturday which will impact stores across Australia.
The cereal company in Australia behind Sultana Brown, Coco Pops and Crunch Nut is undergoing a name change, but shoppers won't notice any changes on the supermarket shelf.
Prices for rough diamonds have slumped as consumers shy away from luxury goods post COVID-19, but that doesn't mean shoppers will be paying less at the counter.