Cost of Living

A key farming body says if Australian shoppers don’t buy Australian fruit, it may end up unavailable.

The number of elderly Australians waiting for home help has more than doubled to 68,109 over the past 12 months, and will continue to increase.

Critics, however, say that the recent figures reflect the Labor government policy inadequacies and failures.

40 percent of young Australian consumers have turned to BNPL lenders to stretch out payments for everyday essentials as the cost of living crisis continues.

P&O Cruises have operated in the South Pacific since the 1930s.

A peak Australian construction body has questioned the government’s choices given the building worker shortage.

Analysts had been predicting a surplus of almost the same amount, meaning the economy has under-performed projections by around $10 billion.

Cheap green loans will be offered by Plenti to Australian homeowners to retrofit their properties to meet new emissions guidelines.

Experts said the lack of housing supply, increasing prices, and the influx of migrants are driving factors.

The Australian company, initially a success story, has been forced to arrange $1 million in emergency financing as it struggles to stay afloat.

The ACCI said while the new rate was not conducive to shoring up the Australian economy, it did not pose a substantial threat to inflation.

An expert said that the new Perth-Adelaide and Melbourne-Perth routes promise better regional connectivity and will lower fares.

The New South Wales government will spend $4.1 million, along with $8 million in private investment, on new electric vehicle charging stations.

Home values across regional Australia climbed 2.1 percent in the three months to April 2024, the highest quarterly increase in nearly two years.

Rex said that consumers are expected to benefit from increased competition with Qantas and Virgin Australia.

The government says it has made a fairer system for renters, but a Queensland real estate body says there are several disappointing details in the new laws.

Total state government debt is set to reach $188 billion by 2027-28.

Despite being required by law to have processes to assist customer who are in debt, banks have made the process so complex that a third of people give up.

Ms. Hunter said that supply chain disruptions during the pandemic limited the construction industry’s ability to respond aptly to the increasing demand.