Matthew Elmas

A big driver has been historic pay rises for workers in the care economy, namely in women-dominated industries.

Fresh research into the home insurance sold by Coles, Woolworths and Aldi has questioned whether they’re offering consumers value for money.

Whether Trump or Harris win, it’s clear Canberra will face ongoing pressure from Washington to pursue a protectionist line on China.

Falling inflation won’t be enough to coax mortgage relief out of the Reserve Bank at its penultimate meeting of 2024, economists predict.

Attention is now turning to whether Chalmers will do more to ease the cost-of-living crisis ahead of the federal election.

Australians hoping the Reserve Bank will deliver mortgage relief before Christmas will get some clarity this week with inflation figures.

British consumers are currently keeping a tight hold on their purse strings amid a similar cost of living crisis as Australians suffered.

Better deals are available for those willing to fly to smaller hubs, including Milan in Italy, Frankfurt in Germany or Helsinki in Finland.

The Australia Institute said the survey results demonstrate that Australians are 'aware of the many dimensions of the cost of living crisis'.

A new owner might then look to bolster its online offering to compete for e-commerce demand given what the competition is doing.