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If there exists a phenomenon more unloved than the credit/debit card surcharge, I can’t imagine it. It’s up there with suppurating pustules and bumper-to-bumper traffic, especially amid our cost of living crisis. The shelf price of things has risen quite enough; to have an additional few per cent added is an insult. So it is […]
The lack of courage the Reserve Bank showed at its December monetary policy meeting has left it in a dilemma of its own making as we head into 2025 — a year that will be dominated by a federal election and the antics of the new US Trump administration. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ December […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned today, Tuesday 10 December That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Here are the main stories: The Reserve Bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 4.35%, leaving stressed borrowers to wait until at least February for […]
WA bushfires remain out of control, says emergency services commissioner Sticking with the bushfires north of Perth in WA’s wheatbelt: the state’s emergency services commissioner, Darren Klemm, is addressing the media with an update. Bushfires in Western Australia’s wheatbelt region are threatening small coastal communities. Photograph: Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA He says […]