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Basket case: Grocery inflation means Woolies and Coles are selling less for more money

People can’t avoid buying food, and it accounts for more of their budget than petrol does, so grocery inflation matters enormously.

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Is your bank balance safe? Hacker threats have banks shoring up their defence, but it might not be enough

Hackers have been attacking “systemically important financial institutions” in Australia, revealing weaknesses the RBA says could risk the "integrity and stability of Australian financial institutions”.

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Why the RBA still might hold off on raising interest rates despite rising inflation

Will the Reserve Bank of Australia raise interest rates today? The market is not quite as sure as a week ago.

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Rate rises or lower government spending: What path will Australia take to get out of inflation?

There are two paths out of inflation: rate rises or lower government spending. What will it be?

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Does Netflix’s drop in value signal the end of market patience for profitless giants?

After slipping a startling 35% in a single day on Wednesday, Netflix has lost two-thirds of its value in just six months.

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Morrison says the pandemic was “30 times worse” than the GFC economically, but is this true?

The PM will spend the next few weeks promoting the government's success against COVID-19. But is he telling porkies? We fact-checked his central proposition.

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What happens to local SMEs if Australia opens up to the world again?

The answer to what happens when Australia opens up to the world is quite different depending on what kind of openness you mean, and for workers and business owners.

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Why the RBA will wait before raising interest rates, even as breakfast surges in price

The RBA sees inflation as an imported phenomenon and is waiting for wages to rise before it lifts rates ... but when will that happen?

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The Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause a global wheat shortfall. Can Australia pick up the slack?

With the Russia-Ukraine conflict set to spark a food supply crisis, could Australia be the nation that steps up to help feed the world?

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How much do Uber drivers really make? A new study sheds light on the gig economy

Jason Murphy looks into a new academic study on Uber drivers and what the results reveal about Australia's gig economy.

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Amid low meat stocks, chicken remains Australia’s go to source of protein. Here’s why

"I went looking for data on just how much chicken we eat, and the story is astonishing," writes Jason Murphy.

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Australians are travelling overseas again, but the numbers aren’t enough to help the airlines

New data released by the Bureau of Statistics shows that the number of Australians who left our shores in December 2021 was similar to levels last seen in the early 1990s.

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