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Household spending on goods and services. Picture: ABS

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Aussies keep spending despite cost-of-living pressures as household expenditure rises 0.6 per cent, ABS figures show

November 4, 2026

Australians are continuing to spend despite mounting cost-of-living pressures, with new figures revealing household expenditure increased 0.6 per…

Aussie businesses are expected to lift prices once a ban on card payment surcharges takes effect, with an industry figure warning the change could trigger one of the “largest inflationary lifts’ in Australia’s history. Picture: Getty Images

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Card surcharge ban may trigger one of the ‘largest inflationary lifts in Australia’s history’, expert warns

September 30, 2026

Ending card surcharges could prompt one of the “largest inflationary lifts” in Australia’s history as operators are forced…

‘Embarrassingly weak’: Graph shows decline in living standards under Albanese government

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‘Embarrassingly weak’: Graph shows decline in living standards under Albanese government

July 18, 2026

A confronting graph shows how Australia’s standard of living has slumped in recent years, as real per capita…