Could you cope with $20 more a week in rent? Three in four Australians say they would have to make sacrifices, and most back limits on rent increases.
Cost of Living
Posted inAgribusiness, Cost of Living
Agribusiness group warns pesticide fee hike will push up grocery prices
Independent analysis says a looming pesticide fee hike could shrink farmers’ access to new products and push grocery prices even higher. Here’s the industry’s warning.
Posted inCost of Living, Social issues and services, Taree
Taree’s homeless sleep bus set to roll again after mechanical setback
A converted bus giving Taree’s homeless a safe place to sleep is set to be back on the road soon, after a broken throttle cable and failing batteries took it out of action.
Posted inAgriculture, Cost of Living
30 cents more on weekly shop to deliver $1m more for local farmers
Households will pay about 30 cents more a week for milk after Norco moved to increase what it pays local dairy farmers, delivering an estimated $1 million a month back into local communities.
Posted inCost of Living, Good News, News, Politics
“I’ve screwed up biggly”: Trump’s fuel apology shocks world
In a dramatic, unexpected press conference, US President Donald Trump has reportedly announced he cannot beat Iran and apologised to the world for the fuel crisis.
Posted inAgribusiness, Business, Cost of Living, Economy, Politics
Local beef producers to be impacted by China’s mega tariff
Local producers are likely to feel the impact of China’s sudden decision to impose tariffs of up to 55 per cent on beef imports