Qantas named and shamed in Fels’ price gouging inquiry

Qantas named and shamed in Fels’ price gouging inquiry

Former ACCC head Professor Allan Fels said the review of the airline sector must remove barriers to competition.

  • byRachel Clun

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‘MasterChef is killing us’:How the cost of living could change the packed lunch
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‘MasterChef is killing us’:How the cost of living could change the packed lunch

We’ve done the maths on lunches to work out how families can save a few bucks while feeding kids healthier food.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Feeling the squeeze? These are 10 of the biggest wastes of money in food shopping today

Feeling the squeeze? These are 10 of the biggest wastes of money in food shopping today

Before you splash out,stop and ask yourself,do you really need that bottled lemon juice or packet of pre-chopped vegetables?

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Smaller thrills,bigger bills:The year of neighbourhood bistros and rising prices
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Smaller thrills,bigger bills:The year of neighbourhood bistros and rising prices

The Age restaurant critic Besha Rodell celebrates the low-key,steady and consistent excellence of 2023.

  • byBesha Rodell
Are Coles and Woolies milking us? Check the price of saffron

Are Coles and Woolies milking us? Check the price of saffron

A pinch of saffron tells you everything about the way the nation’s shoppers are paying the price for the dominance of our supermarket giants.

  • byShane Wright
Are higher prices fair or are we being gouged? Fels launches inquiry

Are higher prices fair or are we being gouged? Fels launches inquiry

Skyrocketing grocery prices,higher energy bills and soaring airfares will all go under the microscope of Professor Allan Fels in an inquiry launching on Thursday.

  • byRachel Clun
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Happy hour:Why Sydney restaurants are cutting prices (and where to find the bargains)

Happy hour:Why Sydney restaurants are cutting prices (and where to find the bargains)

There are still some great dining specials to be found out there,you just need to know where to look.

  • byBianca Hrovat
‘Is everything a wine bar now?’:Melbourne’s changing dining scene,deconstructed

‘Is everything a wine bar now?’:Melbourne’s changing dining scene,deconstructed

The Age Good Food Guide editors take the temperature of Victoria’s restaurant industry in the first half of 2023. After a lukewarm start,things are finally heating up.

  • byEmma Breheny andEllen Fraser
Welcome to the era of the $200 steak,with little relief in sight (but here’s where to find the bargains)

Welcome to the era of the $200 steak,with little relief in sight (but here’s where to find the bargains)

As the price of a piece of premium meat goes as high as nearly $37 for 100 grams,there are still bargains to be found if you know where to look.

  • byEmma Breheny
Rise in voters worried about skyrocketing rental prices adds to Minns’ cost-of-living challenge

Rise in voters worried about skyrocketing rental prices adds to Minns’ cost-of-living challenge

Almost two-thirds of voters rate rising grocery and energy bills as the biggest drain on households,but one-quarter now list paying rent as a major pressure point.

  • byAlexandra Smith
10 of Sydney’s best fine-dining restaurant lunch deals

10 of Sydney’s best fine-dining restaurant lunch deals

Forget eating al-desko:these are the lunch deals worth dishing out for.

  • byBianca Hrovat