October 3, 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its interest rate decision on Tuesday and the recent uptick in inflation signals yet another rate rise for the country. According to a report from The Australian, middle-class families are being pushed into financial hardship for the first time. “As they run down their COVID savings
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Prominent ‘No’ Campaigner Warren Mundine has hit out at the ‘Yes’ campaign, saying they are all about “division and dividing” Australians. Mr Mundine said the ‘No’ campaign is “about unity”. The leading ‘No’ campaigner praised Australia saying it has “the freedoms and liberties that other countries want”. “We get on pretty good,” he told Sky
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A Gold Coast woman has revealed the “ridiculous” reason she was kicked out of her gym – but her complaint has divided Australians. Kenzie Greaves claims she was booted from the Goodlife Health Clubs in Bundall for wearing slides instead of shoes on Wednesday. After leaving the gym, Kenzie took to social media to vent
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Australian spinner Ashton Agar is set to be ruled out of the World Cup in yet another blow for Australia’s World Cup hopes. Agar flew home from the tour of South Africa for the birth of his firstborn child, but had also been battled a calf injury that has not improved, Code Sports reports. Watch
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More than 1.4 million Australians are “very likely” to quit their jobs in the next year as mental health pressure mounts. Cost of living pressures, along with fatigue and burnout are creating a “frightening” issue in the workplace according to the astonishing new research from Allianz Australia. Over a third of surveyed employees (35 per
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Australia has spoken and we finally know how much you need to earn to be considered “rich” in 2023. With the rising cost of living, soaring interest rates and high inflation, the idea of being “rich” is likely something that seems very far away for the average Aussie. More than 50,000 Australians recently participated in
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Sky News host Amanda Stoker says the current influx of migrants to Australia greatly surpasses previous figures, even when setting aside the COVID era. With Australians grappling with housing affordability and a rising homelessness crisis, a policy recalibration appears necessary. “We don’t know what Labor’s recalibration looks like,’” Ms Stoker told Sky News host Chris
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reminded Australians of the Latin phrase “carpe diem” ahead of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Mr Albanese said October 14 will be an opportunity to “seize the day”. “To finally recognise Indigenous Australians in our Constitution,” he said during a media conference on Tuesday. “But also, to give them
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Health authorities have launched a national investigation after nine cases of listeria were reported across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Eating food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes bacteria can result in listeriosis, an illness that is particularly dangerous for pregnant, elderly, or immunocompromised people. Although most healthy people will not become ill after ingesting the
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6PR host Oliver Peterson says about 50 per cent of Australians over 55 are concerned about their financial security in retirement. He believes the government is not doing enough to address the concerns of older Australians who feel vulnerable. “They feel as though they’ve paid their taxes all their lives, and they’re living off their
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