Cost of living
Last year Jon was handing out 1000 meals a week. This winter, it’s 1600
Sydney’s services for the vulnerable are being stretched to their limits, as donations dry up in the cost of living crisis.
- by Mary Ward
Latest
More than 20 craft brewers have fizzed out in the past year. What’s happening?
It’s been described as “far more brutal than anyone imagined”. What’s behind the great boutique brewery bust?
- by Konrad Marshall
‘We’ve lost a cylinder in a four-cylinder engine’: Insolvency help soars as economy struggles
There’s been an “astonishing” increase in the number of administrators appointed to struggling firms, in a further sign the overall economy is struggling.
- by Shane Wright
The billion-dollar pay rise for childcare workers that comes with a catch
Low-paid childcare workers will get a substantial pay rise from the Albanese government just in time for Christmas – if their employers play ball.
- by James Massola
When it comes to cost-of-living pressures, there is one group being hit hardest
Working families are bearing the brunt of inflation pressures, with insurance and housing costs pushing their cost-of-living measure far higher than inflation.
- by Millie Muroi and Shane Wright
Coles promises fewer empty shelves as warehouse robots come online
The new automated distribution centre in western Sydney will result in the closure of two nearby warehouses by early 2025, with 350 jobs lost.
- by Jessica Yun
Super-sized rate cuts on horizon after $90 billion sharemarket rout
As the Reserve Bank board met on Monday, $90 billion was wiped from the sharemarket and investors began to bet on a large pre-Christmas interest rate cut.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Opinion
Kids & money
Can you put a price on having kids? For many, the answer is yes
Birth rates in Australia are declining, which, given the exorbitant cost of having children, should come as no surprise.
- by Victoria Devine
The NSW electorates with the most renters revealed
The NSW Labor government has stuck to its election promise for renters, but now it must convince landlords.
- by Alexandra Smith
Analysis
Inflation
Why the price of your breakfast might point to the Reserve Bank’s next decision
Muesli and milk was becoming a luxury as inflation soared. But there are good signs the nation’s inflation pressures are finally starting to abate.
- by Shane Wright
Updated
Inflation
Inflation numbers take pressure off RBA for rate rise
New inflation figures show that despite a further rise in the cost of living, it is not climbing any faster than expected by the Reserve Bank.
- by Shane Wright