More free school breakfasts – and lunches – on the table as food crisis bites

More free school breakfasts – and lunches – on the table as food crisis bites

A parliamentary inquiry has called for an expansion of Victoria’s school breakfast program and a “minister for food” to help tackle rising costs and food insecurity.

  • byKieran Rooney

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Six graphs that show how inflation is hitting our spending

Six graphs that show how inflation is hitting our spending

Driving around has become cheaper,but the fun stuff – holidays and recreational activities – are probably setting you back.

  • byMillie Muroi
LIVE STREAM:Leading Sydney restaurants,bars and cafes tackle workplace culture

LIVE STREAM:Leading Sydney restaurants,bars and cafes tackle workplace culture

LIVE STREAM:A panel of veterans discuss hospitality workplace culture and how fostering a positive place to work can lead to success.

  • byGood Food staff writers
Note to supermarkets:This is how you get away with higher prices
Opinion
Inflation

Note to supermarkets:This is how you get away with higher prices

Just how a business justifies a price increase has a huge influence over whether we keep shopping there,research shows.

  • byMillie Muroi
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers

The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers

In their duopoly,the big supermarkets have a licence to print money,which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.

  • byAllan Fels
If there’s no ‘price gouging’,how come interest rates are so high?
Opinion
Inflation

If there’s no ‘price gouging’,how come interest rates are so high?

You can’t argue that demand has been growing stronger than supply and so causing price rises,while claiming profits have not risen.

  • byRoss Gittins
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When it comes to cost-of-living pressures,there is one group being hit hardest

When it comes to cost-of-living pressures,there is one group being hit hardest

Working families are bearing the brunt of inflation pressures,with insurance and housing costs pushing their cost-of-living measure far higher than inflation.

  • byMillie Muroi andShane Wright
Why the price of your breakfast might point to the Reserve Bank’s next decision
Analysis
Inflation

Why the price of your breakfast might point to the Reserve Bank’s next decision

Muesli and milk was becoming a luxury as inflation soared. But there are good signs the nation’s inflation pressures are finally starting to abate.

  • byShane Wright
Is it still possible to find a cheap coffee? Yes,if you know where (and when) to look

Is it still possible to find a cheap coffee? Yes,if you know where (and when) to look

Smart cafe operators are offering happy hours,discounts or other deals. And in some cases it doesn’t matter which milk you drink.

  • byEmma Breheny
From birthday cakes to choc tops:Vending machines gather momentum around Melbourne

From birthday cakes to choc tops:Vending machines gather momentum around Melbourne

At a time of rising costs,robots are coming to the rescue,ushering in a new age of food on the run.

  • byBianca Hrovat,Tomas Telegramma andEmma Breheny
August rate rise on RBA agenda after inflation increases

August rate rise on RBA agenda after inflation increases

Even though prices fell in May,overall inflation has lifted to a six-month high of 4 per cent. Mortgage holders face a nervous wait for the Reserve Bank’s next meeting.

  • byShane Wright