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Leading into COVID we were on a world record-breaking run of consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. Since the lockdowns finished the Australian economy has been tough going. Economic growth figures out this week were ugly – up just 1 per cent for the quarter and just 1.1 per cent for the year. Remember, this… Read more »
Enough is enough. Insurance companies and banks must stop hiking premiums and prices for loyal customers, while offering better discounts for new customers. Last week, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) was hit with a class action which is alleging they’ve used computer algorithms to inflate premiums for existing loyal customers. They target customers who will most… Read more »
To keep our economy ticking along, we need to attract the right type of migrants, support their arrival with infrastructure and welcome them with opportunities. I’ll be honest, I hate the politics of immigration and the hate it can create. Apart from our First Nations peoples we are a country built on migrants. Mine arrived… Read more »
More than a third of working Australians are planning on delaying retirement due to the rising cost of living. The intergenerational war has never been more heated as the Baby Boomer generation are accused of everything from inflating house prices, increasing inflation and living a privileged lifestyle they supposedly don’t deserve. And the accusers are… Read more »
No wonder companies like JB Hi-Fi, Baby Bunting and Super Retail Group are warning investors of a slowdown in sales. April retail trade figures were really weak – up just 0.1 per cent for the month, or half what economists were expecting. It follows a fall of 0.4 per cent in March, so there are… Read more »
Financially times are tough and it’s going to get a lot tougher. Many Australians overspent and over-borrowed during the golden years of the last decade and now the pressure is on. It was easy for a while there, wasn’t it? Money was cheap, the economy strong, jobs secure, share and property markets booming. How times… Read more »
They say money can’t buy you love – but sometimes it does help. More than three quarters of Australians say the rising cost of living has impacted their relationships or ability to socialise according to new research from Compare The Market. One in five people (23 per cent) said money issues had put a strain… Read more »
Retirement is one of life’s great crossroads. It is an exciting and challenging period where most people take stock of their lives. For some retirement is a joy, for others it is a time of worry. So here are some good tips on how to make the change as smooth as possible and hopefully give… Read more »
All this doom and gloom from the Treasurer annoys me. I know he wants us to stay in the bunker and not party with our spending to bring inflation down. However… Yes, the economy is fragile, but it’s not too bad. We’re still only one of nine countries with an AAA rating from all international… Read more »
Australian motorists could save thousands of dollars on running costs and loan repayments by making their next car purchase electric. According to new research from Compare the Market (where I am Economic Director), EV owners in Sydney and Brisbane spent between $897 – $1,536 less a year on car running costs compared to petrol car owners. … Read more »
