Consumers are a little uneasy about their personal finances in the lead-up to Christmas, with confidence edging lower. ANZ and Roy Morgan’s weekly consumer confidence indicator has dipped 0.5 per cent, led by a 6.2 per cent plunge in its “current financial conditions” measure. Its “future financial...
Sky-high living costs continue to crush household budgets, with a monthly inflation gauge picking up pace again. The one per cent lift in November recorded in the Melbourne Institute’s monthly inflation gauge follows smaller increases in October and September. In October, the index lifted by 0.4 per...
Hundreds of Australian motorists will be able to access cheaper loans for electric vehicles as part of a $20.5 million investment by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The cash injection, announced on Monday, will be used to fund more than $100 million in loans for battery...
Australians could see their parcels delivered more quietly and with less environmental impact following a $20.1 million investment in building the country’s largest fleet of electric trucks. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announced its investment on Tuesday as part of a $44.3m project to create a...
A few lucky Victorians could help give people with low vision and blindness a life-changing Christmas gift by becoming volunteer puppy raisers. Guide Dogs Victoria is on the hunt for up to 20 people across the state – including in Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong –...
Hitting producers with higher fossil-fuel taxes and scrapping the diesel fuel rebate enjoyed by mining and agriculture could free up revenue for Australians stung by rising power prices. That’s the call from independent think-tank Climate Energy Finance as fossil-fuel producers benefit from surging oil, gas and...
The world’s largest car-sharing network will attempt to shake-up car rentals in Australia during the summer holidays, as its managing director called the local market “ripe for disruption”. Turo will launch in Australia on Wednesday morning, allowing users to rent cars from other local “hosts” who...
The local bourse has dropped for a second day in a row as markets adjust to the reality that a “Fed pivot” may not be coming any time soon from the US central bank. The ASX200 fell 61.9 points to 7229.4 on Wednesday, a 0.85 per...
5 Tips for Meaningful Christmas Experiences With Family and Friends Christmas is a well-loved holiday people look forward to, but it’s also a time when there seem to be endless to-do lists, presents to buy, and parties to attend. In the end, most of us are...
5 Tips to Save Money This Christmas Christmas always brings with it a certain warmth and cheer, and yet these days, a lot of people are feeling the pinch financially. As Christmas approaches, people consider all the items they need to buy for friends and family....