Cost of living
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton takes the lead, but is he defying gravity?
The opposition leader is now ahead in the opinion polls at a time of deep unrest over the cost of living when he has no significant public plan to fix the problem.
- by David Crowe
Latest
Many Gen Zs are working multiple jobs. Are they missing out on their 20s?
New data shows more people under 25 are working multiple jobs. But at what cost?
- by Lauren Ironmonger and Alyssa Talakovski
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Political leadership
The PM says Labor has your back. Most voters don’t believe him
Almost 60 per cent of voters also believe they are worse off than when Labor came to power at the last election.
- by David Crowe
The private schools paying senior staff more than $300,000
Some of Sydney’s top private schools posted surpluses of millions of dollars last year before imposing sharp fee hikes on parents.Â
- by Christopher Harris
Sandra and Sandra nearly didn’t meet. Now they’re living their best life by the sea
Sandra Wojcik and Sandra Biggs might never have come across each other, but just happened to become neighbours - and they’re both delighted.
- by Sue Williams
When trust goes bust: how we bind during a crisis and break in the aftermath
Australians back their governments at times of national peril, then dump them when it’s over. Who will they blame in 2025?
- by George Megalogenis
Analysis
Interest rates
A terrible set of numbers for a treasurer and Reserve Bank governor
No matter how much Jim Chalmers tries to find a golden thread in these bleak economic numbers, there’s no getting away from the fact consumers are scarred.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Christmas
An Advent calendar for $200,000? Now that’s a very merry Christmas
Once a relatively austere marking of the days, Advent calendars have become a huge, and often obscenely expensive, business. And not just in December.
- by Shona Hendley
Meet our demands and shelves will be restocked with groceries, union tells Woolies
Woolworths abandoned plans to send staff to work in a key distribution centre on Monday, with the supermarket giant and the union still locked in a stand-off.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Hannah Hammoud
Lower interest rates, richer households: Just add a dash of competition
The nation’s treasurers have signed up to a decade-long program that promises lower inflation, a cut in interest rates and richer households.
- by Shane Wright
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University
Shuyin can’t afford to eat some weeks. Neither can many of her Sydney classmates
University students are facing higher levels of financial hardship, new data shows.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo