Economists and financial markets believe a quarter percentage point cut in May,worth $100 a month to repayments on a $600,000 mortgage,is all but a done deal due to the latest ABS figures.
From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022,Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.
For an election dominated by cost-of-living sloganeering,neither Labor nor the Coalition has bothered to utter a word on wages.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone,but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.
If I owned an apartment,I’d be installing air con and a dishwasher. Instead,I’m searching rental properties for what feels like a unicorn.
No money in the renovation kitty? You can create beautiful,elegant interiors to make your heart sing without busting the budget.
An exclusive survey for this masthead reveals the top concerns voters have as the May 3 election approaches.
Dutton’s Australian gas scheme could spark a High Court battle with fossil fuel giants and legal experts warn the policy appears discriminatory.
New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.
Are we seeing the impact of climate change? What will you cut? The leaders skirted around many questions,or ignored them altogether,in the second debate.