Bills
Qld will hand out $2b in power bill rebates but the cash splash has raised questions
While broadly welcomed by social service groups, there are concerns the rebates risk sucking up budget cash that could be used on better targeted help.
- by Matt Dennien
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Opinion
General insurance
Who’d pay $3440 to insure my tiny car? My ex-insurer thought I would
My Kia Picanto is worth about as much as a Taylor Swift ticket. Check out the swifty my ex-insurer tried to pull.
- by Margot Saville
Summer of intense weather pushed the power grid to the brink
Storms in Victoria and heatwaves in Queensland strained the power grid and drove wholesale prices higher as Australia faced its third-hottest summer on record.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Perth parents encounter technical difficulties trying to claim cost-of-living student payouts
Parents are facing tech hurdles in accessing the WA government’s $103.5 million Student Assistance Payment program.
- by Sarah Brookes
Adam welcomed dogs inside his cafe until he was told it was against the law
Sydney lord mayor wants dogs to be allowed inside cafes and pubs, as well as an expansion of subsidised vet services.
- by Andrew Taylor
Consumer stress finally starts to ease as shoppers cut their spending
Consumers have been struggling with high inflation, interest rates and tax for months – but there are signs the pressure on shoppers is moderating.
- by Shane Wright
Supermarket prices under pressure in new grocery code
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government would reform competition rules for supermarkets to drive down prices and address claims of market manipulation.
- by Mike Foley and Jessica Yun
Opinion
Household debt
Six tips to help manage your cash in a cost of living crisis
Inflation may no longer trending upwards, but cost of living issues are still taking a toll across Australia.
- by Grace Bacon
How Sydneysiders could save $730 a year by ditching gas
NSW residents could save $1.1 billion and the equivalent of 1 million tonnes of COâ‚‚ emissions a year by swapping gas for electricity.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Energy
Power bills set to fall after two years of huge increases
Homes and businesses will start to feel relief from soaring electricity bills within months.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
How the power bill changes will affect you
Electricity prices are tipped to fall across the eastern seaboard, but small price increases are coming for large pockets of the country.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano