Cost of Living

The airline will no longer require customers to use their unclaimed flight credits by the end of the year.

The ABS revealed the consumer price index rose by 4.9 per cent over the last year – the lowest the measure has been at since the same figure was recorded in February 2022.

A new survey from a supermarket giant shows how the cost of living crunch is expanding.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians plan to retire in the next five years, but there's a shift under way.

Woolworths will continue its rollout of Metro stores across Sydney as it converts classic supermarkets into smaller-format stores.

Supermarket giant Aldi has walked back claims the German chain has plans to offer online shopping in Australia.

Around 150,000 households will tip over the $95 billion fixed-rate cliff as their deals expire, throwing many into financial uncertainty.

Salaries in advertised job listings in Australia are rising, but not all industries have it as good as others.

Alan Joyce has defended his leadership of Qantas after a year of bumper profits and surging complaints.

And new research suggests the RBA may have their hand "forced" on further rises.

Imagine if instead of getting a bill in the mail every month, you got a cheque.

Rental property prices have increased by 26 per cent since June in Brisbane, at five times the rate of wage increases.

A cancer patient almost had her lease terminated by a "heartless realtor" while undergoing chemotherapy, a federal inquiry into Australia's rental crisis has heard.

Domino's Pizza has announced plans to cut around 200 jobs in Australia and overseas as the franchiser's profits plunge and pizza sales dropped.

A staggering 20 years is needed to save for the average house in New South Wales, and 16 years for the average unit, the Finder analysis has revealed.

Profits jumped by 4.8 per cent while its sales revenue increased by 5.9 per cent.

'Thousands are stuck in rentals which would be considered hazardous purely because there aren't enough properties.'

The federal government will contribute up to 40 per cent of the cost of a new home to eligible buyers.

The one-off payment has been available to all households since March 24, and is only on offer until August 31.

Meat prices are still high but might be on the way down.

Wages growth in Australia has slowed, fuelling hopes that the Reserve Bank will once again keep interest rates on hold in September.

Australians put a record number of purchases on credit cards in the month of June, making 301 million purchases on plastic, according to Finder analysis of Reserve Bank of Australia data.

Embedded networks are privately owned networks that supply multiple homes and residents within a building.

Australians are at an increased risk of having to abandon their home insurance after premiums soared by 28 percent in the last year - the highest rise in more than two decades.

Chief executive Anna McGrath said the discount supermarket will remain laser focused on pricing amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Some petrol stations across Melbourne have prices nudging $2.40 a litre.

A slowing Chinese economy would help push the value of our currency down to record levels, a leading investment analyst warned.

Potential reforms being flagged include limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years.

From what we eat, to where we shop, the cost of living crunch is changing a lot of things - including the way we do our groceries.

Victorian councils are refusing to waive rates for the most vulnerable, with less than 0.01 per cent of notices rebated to residents experiencing hardship.

A Sydney store owner has aired his shock after his electricity bill more than doubled in a year.

A surge in the number of homes being repossessed points to the devastating impact of interest rates rises for some borrowers.

Electric cars, which can be used as powerful batteries, are helping some residents in South Australia keep the lights on for less.

Senior Warren Smith said the four cent discount would make a huge difference to all seniors.

The decline marks the first time since 2008 retail sales have fallen three quarters in a row.

The alcohol excise is not the only price hike Australians face on a regular basis – there's a range of products, services and penalties that regularly get more expensive.

Australians are wasting more than $15 billion each year in poor energy-saving habits as bill stress hits its highest level in four years.

Every August the tax on alcohol goes up - and while some businesses in the Hunter region of New South Wales try to absorb the hike, inflationary pressures are forcing many to pass it down the line.

Households across the country saw living costs increase in the June quarter by amounts either higher or equal to the consumer price index.

Ticket prices for the Royal Adelaide Show are higher than ever before despite the cost of living crunch.

The rundown West Ryde property, which will need to be demolished, rode the wave of recovery sweeping the market.

A 2.2 per cent increase in the beer excise comes into effect from today, less than a year after the previous jump.

Experts are divided on whether or not the board will elect to push rates another 0.25 per cent higher.

Economists are split on whether the bank will lift the cash rate again tomorrow.

Welfare payments are set to rise again in a much needed boost for the nation's most vulnerable.

The mum said she would pay off her house so she could focus on getting her children set up and "giving them opportunities".

But the optimistic forecast also came with a warning for September.

The upcoming hike, to be implemented from August 1, has led to spirits manufacturers and distillers to call for a freeze on the controversial excise.

Foxtel, Telstra and Optus are among those threatened with up to $250K fines for not protecting customers struggling to pay bills.

The CFMEU is calling on the federal government to introduce a new tax on exorbitant company profits in order to address the housing crisis.