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Petrol prices plummet in lead up to Easter

Petrol prices plummet in lead up to Easter

Mickey Vernon

Aussie drivers will have a little more money in their pockets heading into the extended Easter and ANZAC Day public ...

Centrelink recipients urged to check payment dates ahead of Easter and Anzac holidays

Centrelink recipients urged to check payment dates ahead of Easter and Anzac holidays

Mickey Vernon

Australians receiving Centrelink payments are being reminded to check if their reporting days and payment periods will be affected by ...

20 items and goods most exposed to price shocks

20 items and goods most exposed to price shocks

Ev Richard

Employees at a clothing factory in Vo Cuong, Bac Ninh province, in Vietnam. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump ...

Peter Dutton’s big gas plan slammed as distraction: ‘Fart in an elevator’

Peter Dutton’s big gas plan slammed as distraction: ‘Fart in an elevator’

Mickey Vernon

Australians won’t be offered any more tax relief under a coalition government, with opposition leader Peter Dutton instead pitching cheaper ...

Peter Dutton hits back at Labor’s tax cuts with cheaper fuel offer as election nears

Peter Dutton hits back at Labor’s tax cuts with cheaper fuel offer as election nears

Mickey Vernon

Australians struggling with rising bills call for more help than a meagre tax cut as the opposition leader prepares to ...

Australia’s rich get richer as wealth inequality hits record worst levels in more than 20 years

Australia’s rich get richer as wealth inequality hits record worst levels in more than 20 years

Mickey Vernon

The richest Australians continue to grow richer as those on lower incomes struggle to keep up. Following a temporary narrowing ...

NAB bank teller saves elderly man from losing 0,000 in investment scam

NAB bank teller saves elderly man from losing $400,000 in investment scam

Mickey Vernon

A quick-thinking bank teller has saved a Victorian man from losing hundreds of thousands of dollars after he was tricked ...

Trump plan to freeze funding stymies Biden-era energy rebates for consumers

Trump plan to freeze funding stymies Biden-era energy rebates for consumers

Albert Wagner

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some states have stopped disbursing funds to consumers via Biden-era rebate programs tied to ...

Here’s why Trump tariffs may raise your car insurance premiums

Here’s why Trump tariffs may raise your car insurance premiums

Ev Richard

Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images The Trump administration’s tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according ...

Americans are leaving millions in free money on the table

Americans are leaving millions in free money on the table

Bob Elliott

Every year, millions of dollars in credit card rewards go unclaimed — money that could be covering travel, everyday expenses, ...

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