With little competition,Qantas and Virgin have massively increased prices.
In a trading update on Thursday,the supermarket giant said shoppers were visiting up to eight other retailers a week to make their dollars stretch.
Driving around has become cheaper,but the fun stuff – holidays and recreational activities – are probably setting you back.
The official measure of inflation,at 2.8 per cent,should force a cut in interest rates. But the Reserve Bank is tracking its own inflation measure.
Inflation is at its lowest in years,but shoppers like 23-year-old Anastasia Scoggin doubt they’ve seen any improvement.
A smaller-than-expected rise in prices through the September quarter has brought inflation down to 2.8 per cent – but it’s not enough for the Reserve Bank.
Supermarket giant Woolworths has warned that first-half profits will suffer at its supermarkets as customers continue to look to cheaper products amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Consumers are gradually becoming more optimistic about their personal finances,according to three separate surveys.
My wife wants to be buried side by side with me,preferably somewhere with a view. Who wants to tell her how expensive grave plots are in this city?
Australia’s fertility rate is at an all-time low,but blaming it all on the cost of living is short-sighted,say these parents who love their larger families.
It’s time to get back to a world where we don’t have to swear a blood oath to cancel a gym membership or name our firstborn after a Marvel character just to cancel a streaming subscription.