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Day-time window of free electricity under new offer

Australians will have access to free solar power, regardless of whether they have solar panels on their roof, under a new retail energy offer. Federal Climate Change and

Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion

By Leonora Risse All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an

Unit approvals lift to reverse recent trend

Housing approvals jumped in September, as the number of apartments planned was more than 50 percent above the number approved the same time last year. Australian Bureau

The form RBA will consider on Melbourne Cup day

By Stella Huangfu Inflation jumped 1.3 percent in the September quarter, above economists’ and the Reserve Bank’s own expectations. That is likely to rule out a cut

Commodity prices heading back to pre-pandemic levels

The World Bank has predicted global commodity prices are set to fall to their lowest levels in six years. World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President

Inflation soars to outside RBA target range

Rising electricity prices drove the annual inflation rate over 3 percent and outside the Reserve Bank’s target range, putting at risk any interest rate cut next

Sunday storms deemed “significant’ by Insurance Council

Sunday’s wild storms that wreaked havoc across south-east Queensland have been declared a Significant Event by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA). ICA CEO Andrew

5 charts that show the desperate plight of youth

By Intifar Chowdhury Australia is becoming increasingly unequal. The story is unmissably generational: young Australians today face a tougher reality than their parents

Positive signs of wellbeing … if you’re old and live in a city

Aussies believe the nation is heading in the right direction, but opinions vary depending on your age and where you live. The insights were revealed in the latest

Grocery costs 40 percent higher through delivery apps

Australians could be paying a premium of as much as 40 percent buying groceries through delivery apps, as opposed to directly at supermarkets. CHOICE Editorial Director

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