Paypal,Flybuys and Afterpay say more people are using financial products and rewards programs as households battle cost-of-living pressures.
Roughly half of Australians believe immigration is too high,although their attitudes appear to be driven by record levels of worry about housing and the economy rather than a surge in anti-migrant sentiment.
The use of physical currency has plummeted in recent years,but Australians will still be able to use it to buy essential items into the future.
As some Sydneysiders fall behind on their repayments in the cost-of-living crisis,other neighbourhoods are better placed to keep up.
Jim Chalmers has used an off-the-cuff speech to rally Labor supporters … while also exposing the government’s fears.
After years of rapid growth,luxury purveyors in Australia appear to be flatlining,finally caught up in the cost-of-living crisis confronting the nation’s shoppers.
The crowdfunding site has seen a 175 per cent increase in cost-of-living fundraisers in Australia in the past two years,its chief executive says.
Recently,I read that middle-aged,single women were increasingly facing homelessness. I joked to a friend,“I’m going to become a statistic!” But it turned out to be no joke.
Home buyers are showing fresh signs of eagerness to purchase,especially if they think any interest rate cut will push up prices.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil plans,mirroring reforms used by Paul Keating and John Howard,to get the economy running faster and cheaper.
The competition watchdog has revealed prices on some flight routes more than doubled in the months after Rex Airlines’ collapse and the demise of budget carrier Bonza.