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Interest rates, inflation and unemployment: Here’s what to know

As the RBA attempts to keep inflation and unemployment rates low, it faces a tricky challenge. Here’s what to know about what might happen next.

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Can Australians expect an interest rate cut soon?

These are unusual times for the Australian economy, which is subdued. Here’s what that means for interest rates.

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This is why your insurance premiums keep going up

Premiums for car, home and home contents insurance have been on the rise — and for many households, they’re contributing to cost of living stress.

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Understand your energy bills — and avoid ‘bill shock’

With many Australians experiencing ‘power bill shock’, here are some practical ways to drive down power bills and stay warm this winter.

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This is why airfares will stay sky-high

The post-pandemic surge in airfares is easing, but a return to the halcyon days of cheap tickets abroad might be finished.

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Spend now, save later on poverty-curbing policies

The first 1,000 days of a child’s life is among their most important, but a huge number of Australian parents are struggling to make ends meet.

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Petrol pain coming for Malaysia’s elderly

Malaysia’s elderly population is set to feel the full force of its planned removal of fuel subsidies.

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Rising costs can encourage a better kind of tourism

Rising costs of living and airfares point to long-haul travel being affordable for fewer people. It also might re-shape the way we think about tourism.

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The curious case of Google Trends in India

For nine of the last ten years, the most searches were for why Apple products and Evian water are so expensive.

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Cost of living challenges cut deep

Flights, fuel and eggs are among the top issues for internet users in the cost of living crisis. Policy interventions are coming, but it won’t fix everything.

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How emerging economies adjust to inflation

As inflation hits developed economies across the world, what is the experience in emerging economies such as Indonesia?

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Interest rates, inflation and unemployment: Here’s what to know

Can Australians expect an interest rate cut soon?

This is why your insurance premiums keep going up

Understand your energy bills — and avoid ‘bill shock’

This is why airfares will stay sky-high

Spend now, save later on poverty-curbing policies

Petrol pain coming for Malaysia’s elderly

Rising costs can encourage a better kind of tourism

The curious case of Google Trends in India

Cost of living challenges cut deep

How emerging economies adjust to inflation

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