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 Cost-of-living guilt: Spending money on yourself when you don’t have much
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted June 4, 2023

Cost-of-living guilt: Spending money on yourself when you don’t have much

News article by the ABC
The cost-of-living crisis is turning everyday expenses into guilty luxuries, and that's sent young people's sense of wellbeing to record lows.

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 Wages rise but sorry, you’re probably still going backwards
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Home Slider Section, Uncategorized
Posted June 2, 2023

Wages rise but sorry, you’re probably still going backwards

News article by the ABC
A 5.75 per cent boost to award wages is massive and will affect millions of workers. But inflation means they'll still have less to spend, [...]

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 Higher rents will help reduce rental stress by encouraging people to ‘economise’ on housing, RBA governor says
By ABC News
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Posted May 31, 2023

Higher rents will help reduce rental stress by encouraging people to ‘economise’ on housing, RBA governor says

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The RBA governor says strong population growth is exacerbating Australia's housing crisis and we need more people to live in each dwelling.

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 Why Australian households are divided when it comes to financial pressure, and economists are divided on the outlook
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted May 31, 2023

Why Australian households are divided when it comes to financial pressure, and economists are divided on the outlook

News article by the ABC
Economists are divided on how well households will weather the storm of rent rises, soaring home loan rates and rising prices, just as [...]

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 Student debt indexation to have lifelong impacts on Australians’ borrowing capacity
By ABC News
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Posted May 31, 2023

Student debt indexation to have lifelong impacts on Australians’ borrowing capacity

News article by the ABC
For the past decade, student debts have increased by about 2 per cent a year on average, but tomorrow they will rise by a massive 7.1 per [...]

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 Why are electricity prices rising in July? How can I cut costs? Your energy questions answered
By ABC News
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Posted May 27, 2023

Why are electricity prices rising in July? How can I cut costs? Your energy questions answered

News article by the ABC
Energy costs are set to rise, once again. Here's a breakdown of what's happening, along with answers to some of your burning energy questions.

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 Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is hitting young people and low-income earners hard – but boomers are doing alright
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Uncategorized
Posted May 27, 2023

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is hitting young people and low-income earners hard – but boomers are doing alright

News article by the ABC
When women are struggling to buy period products, and boomers are sitting on wads of cash, there's a crisis in the economy – and it's harming [...]

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 Banks to be stuck with ‘mortgage prisoners’ as those who can refinance their home loan search for a better interest rate
By ABC News
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Posted May 27, 2023

Banks to be stuck with ‘mortgage prisoners’ as those who can refinance their home loan search for a better interest rate

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Around half of fixed rate borrowers whose low-rate home loans are expiring over the next two years are planning to leave their current lender, [...]

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 Poorer customers facing worse than 25 per cent price hikes without more energy transition help
By ABC News
In Home News Section, Home Slider Section, Uncategorized
Posted May 26, 2023

Poorer customers facing worse than 25 per cent price hikes without more energy transition help

News article by the ABC
Headline price increases of 25 per cent barely tell the story of struggling households at risk of falling behind in the energy transition.

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 Money mules are involved in the majority of scam reports, ACCC says
By ABC News
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Posted May 24, 2023

Money mules are involved in the majority of scam reports, ACCC says

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Over a four-hour phone call, scammers gained access to Jenny's computer and transferred $300,000 out of her account. By the time she alerted [...]

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