Australian coffee culture is world-class. Here’s how it’s about to get better

Australian coffee culture is world-class. Here’s how it’s about to get better

The techniques and technology transforming your morning brew from good to “mind-blowing”.

  • byBianca Hrovat

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Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week

Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week

According to the government,physical currency isn’t going anywhere. But just how easy is it to give up tap-and-go?

  • byAngus Delaney
Cash is no longer king,but it pays to keep it around
Editorial
Cash economy

Cash is no longer king,but it pays to keep it around

Few among us would not have felt the sting of a surcharge for using debit and credit cards,but the cost of banknotes and coins is a real and growing concern.

  • The Herald's View
Six tips to save you from a financial hangover this Christmas
Opinion
Budgeting

Six tips to save you from a financial hangover this Christmas

It may be the most wonderful time of the year,but Christmas can also be the most expensive for many of us.

  • byVictoria Devine
Beloved Perth business puts out distress call as cost of living bites

Beloved Perth business puts out distress call as cost of living bites

In only 6½ years it’s built a whopping following,making it one of Perth’s most successful shops of its kind. So why can’t that keep the wolf from the door?

  • byEmma Young
Be a bit boring this Christmas,your wallet will thank you
Opinion
Christmas

Be a bit boring this Christmas,your wallet will thank you

The holiday season can be a financially fraught time,but there are some ways you can cut costs and still feel the holiday cheer.

  • byVictoria Devine
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No mortgage joy for Christmas with RBA holding out on interest rate drop

No mortgage joy for Christmas with RBA holding out on interest rate drop

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.

  • byShane Wright
Dirty pricing tricks getting flamed is long overdue

Dirty pricing tricks getting flamed is long overdue

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.

  • byVictoria Devine
Who decides who goes hungry in Queensland and who gets to eat?
Perspective
Perspective

Who decides who goes hungry in Queensland and who gets to eat?

Food – or a lack of it – is on the political table this week,but not everyone agrees on who should have to worry about someone’s next meal.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Are Brisbane’s small music venues finally emerging from their chronic hangover?
Perspective
Live music

Are Brisbane’s small music venues finally emerging from their chronic hangover?

Two new openings next month signal a shift for the city’s struggling small music venues.

  • byCourtney Kruk
See the spending changes in your area as cash-strapped Melburnians ditch dining out and movies

See the spending changes in your area as cash-strapped Melburnians ditch dining out and movies

People are increasingly staying at home rather than eating out,going to the cinema or playing golf. Use our interactive maps to view the trend in your area.

  • byGemma Grant