Australians left demoralised after old fish and chip shop menu reveals soaring cost of takeaway staples

Social media users have been left dumbfounded after a fish and chip shop menu from 2003 revealed several Australian takeaway ...

Immigration levels rivalling cost of living as Australia’s top policy concern

Former assistant Treasury secretary David Pearl discusses how Australia’s immigration levels are currently rivalling cost of ...

Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it

New research shows older voters believe immigration is crunching housing supply, while young voters blame high interest rates ...

Changes are coming for residential aged care. Here’s what to know

Residents with higher incomes and assets will be required to pay for a larger contribution than those on a pension.
Opinion
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One in five children now living in poverty, Barnardos warns

Australia’s child poverty crisis has reached breaking point, with new data revealing that more than 820,000 children are now living below the poverty line, the highest figure in more than 20 years.

Inflation remains at 3.8 per cent ahead of Rachel Reeves' £2billion Budget raid on middle classes

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation remained unchanged at 3.8 per cent in September, the Office for National ...
The Australian Financial Review

Transition runs on innovation – or costs rise and confidence falls

Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed a quiet revolution. While our lights stayed on and our heaters kept us warm, Australia’s energy system was beginning to transform – from one dominated by large ...
NPR

Cost of Living

October 23, 2025 • For sports fans, there's nothing as exciting as going to see your team play. But what was once an affordable form of entertainment is becoming increasingly more expensive and ...