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The idea of government-run grocery stores is gaining traction in Canada and the United States. But evidence suggests the costs would be steep and the benefits poorly targeted.
You don’t need to go without meat or dairy to afford your weekly shop. Here’s how to choose lower-cost items and spot bargains.
The UK is particularly vulnerable to global economic shocks.
The price of 50 categories of staple goods are protected to prevent costs spiralling.
Communal laundries are easy to find in Swedish apartment buildings and can provide a cheap way to do the washing.
Modelling shows higher costs affecting freight, food production, and manufacturing – pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods, from steak to steel.
With midterm elections looming and cost of living pressures biting, Americans have little patience for being involved in a foreign war they don’t understand.
When your loved one is in palliative care, the last thing you want to think about is money. But new research shows financial stress at this difficult time is front and centre.
Caregivers in Botswana are being asked to do more with less.
Interest rates could go up even further this year. If you’re struggling with your home loan repayments, here’s where you can go for help.
By 2025, 45% of full-time workers in Australia had ‘six figure’ earnings. But years of high inflation mean cracking this threshold doesn’t mean what it used to.
The Federal Court will have to decide whether Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts were genuine, or crossed a line into misleading conduct.
The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates was aimed at taming inflation. Is there a better alternative?
The grocer offers low prices and plans to build its own distribution center.
Businesses have been making short-term adjustments to absorb tariff shocks – it’s not an approach that can last forever.
Australia’s energy system favours households with wealth, secure housing and flexibility – leaving millions exposed as heatwaves intensify.
The RBA will be hoping Australians respond to this rate rise in three ways: spending less, saving more and not asking for big wage rises.
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is cook dinner and gather with the people you love.
It helps to explain why falling inflation doesn’t necessarily ease pressure on household budgets.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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