Dairy farmers have slammed supermarkets for “not playing fair” as input costs soar and threaten to force milk prices to jump at the checkout.
Cameron Micallef
Australia’s dollar has emerged as one of the world’s standout currencies since the Iran war, a timely boost for Australian shoppers, travellers and motorists.
Ryan Johnson
A Powerball winner missed the initial phone call that would change his life forever – mistaking his $40m jackpot for a much more modest prize.
Euan Kennedy
Australia’s consumer watchdogs has warned retail businesses not to “take advantage” of the global fuel crisis, as it monitors the introduction of “fuel surcharges”.
Andrew Hedgman
Thousands of Australians entered the workforce at the start of the year, but experts warn it could be the calm before the storm and rates may rise again.
Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.3 per cent in March - the first full month of the Iran war - making an interest rate rise next month more likely.
Stephen Johnson
A landmark payrise for nurses and midwives in NSW will cost “billions”, the state’s treasurer has warned, but says the investment is crucial.
David Hannant
Australian families have been forced to spend significantly more as cost of living pressures re-emerge, with fuel prices accounting for much of the rise.
Australia’s unemployment rate is tipped to fall in March, but experts warn it could be the calm before the storm.
Thousands of workers will be eligible for $100 fuel vouchers, as cost of living pressures put Australia’s housing future at risk.
Nathan Schmidt
An RBA employee who was medically unfit to work consecutive days or take on any “high stress” activities has made a failed wage claim to Fair Work.
The $100 billion industry superannuation fund HESTA has tapped Robbie Campo as its next chief executive, with Ms Campo to succeed Debby Blakey from August.
After failing to include a working unsubscribe option in thousands of spam messages, an Australian financial services giant has been hit with massive fines.
Duncan Murray
The competition watchdog is investigating several retailers after a Black Friday advertising sweep found around half of 50 businesses reviewed made “concerning” claims that may have misled shoppers.
Consumer confidence has plummeted to levels not seen since the pandemic’s darkest days, with job loss fears now matching August 2020’s unemployment crisis.
Oil prices have doubled since the Middle East conflict began six weeks ago, prompting RBA warnings that Australia could enter the “central banker’s nightmare”.
As fuel costs soar, more consumers are choosing to buy now and pay later - and the biggest spenders may come as a surprise.
Andrew Stafford
Members of this big-name super fund are about to cop a hefty hike in life insurance premiums that could see account balances eroded by hundreds of dollars a year.
Nick Bruining
Right now we’re in a market marked by hesitation. Buyers aren’t making bad property decisions but too many are making no decision at all — and that’s the real cost.
Chris Foster-Ramsay
Households struggling to make ends meet might be tempted to cut off various insurance policies to balance the budget. Before you do, here’s a few simple tricks that can considerably reduce annual costs.
DEBTMAN: One tax minimisation strategy that will become more popular for particularly successful small business owners and higher-income earners is private investment, or ‘bucket’ companies.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: A super recontribution strategy sounds complex but it’s really not. And it can prevent a big chunk of the superannuation savings you’ll pass on to loved ones going to the taxman. Here’s how it works . . .
After a lifetime of working and saving, older Australians are making a critical mistake in their retirement, costing them in their post work life.
Inflation could soar past big banks’ forecasts amid war in the Middle East, with an expert warning more than one rates hike this year would not be surprising.
Blair Jackson
