Be a bit boring this Christmas,your wallet will thank you
Opinion
Budgeting

Be a bit boring this Christmas,your wallet will thank you

The holiday season can be a financially fraught time,but there are some ways you can cut costs and still feel the holiday cheer.

  • byVictoria Devine

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Direct from China to WA:The new freight service easing supply chains

Direct from China to WA:The new freight service easing supply chains

Import industry experts are hopeful of easing supply pressures heading into Christmas as new shipping options open up for the state.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Who’s shopping at Shein and Temu for Christmas? A lot of us,it turns out

Who’s shopping at Shein and Temu for Christmas? A lot of us,it turns out

While you might not think to buy Christmas gifts from the ultra-fast,ultra-cheap Chinese retailers,there are plenty of other items Australians want on the cheap for the festive season.

  • byJessica Yun
When cricketers are all out of love
Opinion
Column 8

When cricketers are all out of love

Blame it on a dodgy hammy.

Ten new books we’re excited to read in October

Ten new books we’re excited to read in October

Christmas always comes slightly early for book lovers.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy

This country will have Christmas in October. People are not happy

With a nationwide blackout,a broken economy and a widely contested election result there are only so many things a leader can do to win popular support.

  • byJulie Turkewitz
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Ward on wrong track on trains blame game

Ward on wrong track on trains blame game

South Coast commuters have been seeing the now five-year-delayed intercity trains run empty,on test,for many months. They are a ghost fleet.

Christmas and Halloween are made for movies. What about Easter?

Christmas and Halloween are made for movies. What about Easter?

Despite being a major holiday that often lines up with the school break,Easter movies remain rare compared to other holiday counterparts.

  • byNell Geraets
From quality of life,to potentially fighting for life:Sam Mitchell’s New York City ordeal

From quality of life,to potentially fighting for life:Sam Mitchell’s New York City ordeal

For three days before Christmas,Sam Mitchell’s body was in danger of slipping into multi-organ failure. Only the cool head of his wife,New York doctors,and a group of Hawthorn staffers ensured he is now back,fighting fit and with only a football season to worry about.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘Christmas flop’:Falling sales put pressure on RBA to bring forward rate cuts

‘Christmas flop’:Falling sales put pressure on RBA to bring forward rate cuts

Spending in December has been slashed as cost-of-living pressures and soaring mortgage repayments strike a blow to consumer confidence.

  • byShane Wright
How our bond evolved from camper and helper into one of mutual care

How our bond evolved from camper and helper into one of mutual care

An anticipated annual event is receiving Peter’s Christmas card. Each year provides wisdom from different faith traditions on the pain of earthly sufferings.

  • byAndy Calder