For some parents,it’s not that they can’t afford to have more children,it’s that they simply don’t have the time to raise them.
The consumer watchdog’s allegation of “illusory” discounts is just one example of the tactics used to entice shoppers to spend.
Woolworths,Coles,Aldi and Metcash chief executives will be summoned to front ACCC inquiry hearings due to begin in November.
The opposition leader has the wind behind him in opinion polls but looks reluctant to risk it by telling voters what he’d do with power. And the risk is real.
A key measure of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost three years,with prices falling during winter.
The RBA has kept interest rates at 4.35 per cent,saying while inflation will fall,it is unlikely to be “sustainably” low for some time.
The ACCC alleges the lower-for-longer price discounts on everyday products from Coles and Woolworths were psychological bait.
Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year,according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
From a bitter political fight on rates to inflationary haircuts,Bullock’s term as Reserve Bank governor is unlikely to get easier.
Phnom Penh is a cool 50.1 per cent cheaper than Melbourne,Bangkok is 41.8 per cent cheaper,and Bali is 36.6 per cent more financially friendly. If you want to save,it’s time to get out of here.
The industry says it’s providing a line of credit to people with nowhere else to go amid financial pressures,but advocates say it’s a legislative blind spot.