Jim Chalmers on cost of living: Treasurer unsure when grocery, electricity, petrol bill shock to end
Australians are facing one of the worst bills in their history: electricity prices soared, the war in Ukraine pushed up petrol prices and inflation rose to 7.3% in the year to September. Inflation is rising at its fastest pace since... Read more
Architect Christopher Chapman, 68, ‘lost the plot’ when he poured petrol on a £67,000 Range Rover after receiving a letter from a solicitor for his friend and client, Robb Simms-Davies, threatening to take him to court . A respected architect... Read more
Australian drivers have been warned to ‘fill up now’ as petrol prices are forecast to soar to $2.14 a liter within a week. By Poppy Johnston in Canberra for Newswire Published: 21:53 BST, October 25, 2022 | Updated: 04:26 BST,... Read more
Australia’s cost of living crisis is set to worsen with energy prices expected to rise by 56 per cent and petrol and fuel costs rising by double digits. The highest inflation in 32 years means Australians’ wages will continue to... Read more
Anthony Albanese has been accused of giving Australian families false hope that their energy bills will drop by hundreds of dollars a year as cost-of-living pressures worsen. The Prime Minister led Labor to an election victory in May by promising... Read more
Locals lined the streets of an Irish town to honor an Australian man who was one of 10 people killed in a petrol station explosion last Friday. James O’Flaherty, 48, had stopped to fill up his car at the Applegreen... Read more
Is this the best job in the world? Get paid to travel around Australia in a motorhome – here’s how you can apply US payroll firm Deel has announced a ‘social media nomad’ role The job requires the applicant to... Read more
The death toll has now risen to seven, according to police, after a massive explosion at a petrol station in Ireland reduced it to rubble. The sniffer dogs are part of a search operation that is still ongoing, with several... Read more
Several people trapped under rubble after an explosion at an Irish petrol station, which collapsed an adjacent apartment building Local reports suggest that several people were seriously injured in a gas station explosion. The store at Applegreen, Creeslough and the... Read more
The Reserve Bank’s smaller quarter-percentage-point hike could be bad news for home borrowers as ANZ changed its forecasts for more rate hikes in 2023. The cash rate rose to a nine-year high of 2.6 percent on Tuesday, marking the sixth... Read more