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Centrelink cash boost ‘out of step with reality of living costs’

More than one million Australians are set to benefit from a cash increase - but not everyone is happy with the amount.

3 min read

ACOSS is calling on the Federal Government to substantially boost income support payments.

Cash boost for more than 1 million Australians to kick in within weeks

Here’s who will benefit and by how much.

2 min read

The increases are part of routine indexation that happens annually in January to keep up with changes in inflation.

Bad news for millions of Australian homeowners ahead of Christmas

3 min read

Financially-strained borrowers should not expect an early Christmas interest rate present at the final central bank board meeting of 2024.

Message deleted: Fresh crackdown on annoying scam texts

2 min read

The Flubot scam sees phone users sent a text with a link.

Anders felt ‘claustrophobic’ living in an apartment. So he built a tiny home in the woods

6 min read

For years, 36-year-old Anders Boisen lived in apartments all over the city of Aarhus, the second-largest in Denmark.

Top bank chief reveals why rates are still on hold

2 min read

Reserve Bank chief Michele Bullock has used a speech to spell out why Australia’s central bank is yet to cut interest rates.