The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index was flat in July, unchanged at 148.2.
Modest spending increases were seen across seven of the 12 spending categories, with the most notable uplifts in household goods (up 1.3%),...
Amid the cost-of-living crisis, Australian businesses need to stand out from the crowd in order to attract customers.
Pratik Doshi, founder and CEO of Convincely, a tech industry disruptor which utilises captivating gaming...
The Queensland government has announced plans to lower fuel prices, which includes establishing 12 publicly owned fuel stations.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles says tackling cost-of-living pressures is his number one priority, with the...
Australians are going without everything from prosecco to private health insurance as cost of living pressures persist, according to new research by comparison site Finder.
A Finder survey of 1,012 respondents revealed more...
New research reveals that over four million Australians are currently living in ‘hygiene poverty’.
According to the research conducted by Good360 Australia, more than one in seven (15%) respondents recently skipped buying essential...
The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index increased 1.1% in May to 150.21.
This follows a 1% drop in April, continuing the month-to-month spending volatility seen throughout 2024.
While household spending rose in May,...
Personal insolvencies are spiking as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite and business failures trigger a ripple effect – and there’s more to come, says insolvency and business turnaround specialist Jirsch Sutherland.
The...
Younger Australians in their mid-to-late-twenties have pulled back on spending more than any other age group, while those over 65 continue to spend above the rate of inflation, according to the latest...
