Battery,solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000

Battery,solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000

The federal election is set to feature duelling household electrification schemes,as households battle the cost-of-living crisis.

  • byMike Foley

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Election battle in aisle nine. Albanese goes retail in fight for votes

Election battle in aisle nine. Albanese goes retail in fight for votes

The prime minister has taken retail politics to a new level – straight into the nation’s supermarket aisles.

  • byShane Wright
Albanese is striking a blow for the battlers,but has he blown it?
Opinion
Opinion

Albanese is striking a blow for the battlers,but has he blown it?

Labor is gaining some traction with its plan to save shoppers billions of dollars,but it’s not as big a talking point as the PM’s purchase of a sea-cliff house.

  • byDavid Crowe
Voters warm to Coalition plan to hit Coles,Woolies

Voters warm to Coalition plan to hit Coles,Woolies

Australians have strongly backed court action against Coles and Woolworths over supermarket pricing.

  • byDavid Crowe
When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

When money’s tight,we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat

In just a couple of years,the cost of living has pushed climate action down the order of our deepest concerns.

  • byMatt Wade
The surprising number of people who are homeless in your suburb

The surprising number of people who are homeless in your suburb

Soaring housing costs and a lack of affordable options are taking a toll that’s usually hidden,but has been revealed in a new study.

  • byElizabeth Redman
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The cost of living with pressure weighs on sorry Albanese

The cost of living with pressure weighs on sorry Albanese

The nation’s households are focused on their hip pockets,but a distant war prevents the prime minister from cashing in.

  • byDavid Crowe
More cranes on city skylines,but fewer are building homes

More cranes on city skylines,but fewer are building homes

Construction activity is peaking across Sydney,where there are more cranes than any other Australian capital,including Melbourne.

  • bySimon Johanson
The $3 Dutch household item every person needs in the cost-of-living crisis
Opinion
Perth

The $3 Dutch household item every person needs in the cost-of-living crisis

This bit of kitchen kit is almost entirely unused and unknown outside that country. But it’s become my tool to beat shrinkflation and budget woes.

  • bySarah Brookes
The drastic changes needed for Australian rents to fall below their peaks

The drastic changes needed for Australian rents to fall below their peaks

While national asking rents did not record an increase in the latest quarter,they remained at record highs and renters can expect steeper rents are here to stay.

  • bySue Williams
If you give voters free solar batteries,they might keep you in power,Mr Albanese
Opinion
Renewables

If you give voters free solar batteries,they might keep you in power,Mr Albanese

Turbocharging renewables with rooftop solar and subsidised batteries is a sure-fire vote-winner. So why is the government not doing it?

  • byRebecca Huntley