Milk prices are projected to increase by 28% this year. So what’s driving the costs?
At the end of 2021, the cost of a litre of home-brand milk in an Australian supermarket was about $1.30. It’s now about $1.60. What will it cost at the end of 2022?
Pepsi turns inflation pain into company gain as higher prices cause its profits to froth over
Who suffers in a time of inflation? Does business eat some pain or pass it on to consumers?
New Xero data shows small business sector sales are booming over the year — but economists say inflation could mask the real damage
The performance of Australia's small business community is improving, new data suggests, but economists have advised that a 'phantom' spending downturn may be hidden in those rosy figures.
How Australia could escape the impending global recession
There are several reasons to think Australia might be able to escape a global slide into recession — though it will need careful management.
ACCC to lead year-long Albanese government inquiry into the increasing cost of childcare
Next month’s budget will include $10.8 million to fund the inquiry, with government sources emphasising the probe would be very rigorous and operators would be put on the spot to explain high fees.
Three ways the government could help protect Aussie small businesses against inflation
As the cornerstone of the Australian economy, the public sector has an obligation to support small businesses through yet another tough period.
October budget an “opportunity” to help SMEs with cost pressures, CPA Australia says, as Labor tempers expectations
The Albanese government is unlikely to reveal revolutionary cost-of-living support measures in next month's federal budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.
RBA hikes cash rate to 2.35%, marking a record five months in a row of increases
The Reserve Bank of Australia has declared it will increase the cash rate target for a fifth time by 50 basis points to 2.35%, following its monthly meeting this afternoon.
The preliminary agenda for Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit has arrived
The five broad themes of the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit have been laid out by the Treasury, giving industry groups, unions, and lawmakers a concrete understanding of the key issues under debate.
Australia’s inflation rate will soon be published each month. Here’s what that means
Australia’s consumer price index is about to go monthly, meaning Australia will join most of the developed world in getting an update on inflation at the end of every month, instead of once every three months as at present.
Ahead of the RBA’s next cash rate decision today, economists predict further hikes — and no let-up until late 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia is predicted to announce an interest rate rise of 0.25% to 0.5% today, which could take the cash rate to 1.85%.
Fuel, groceries and housing: Where is inflation hitting us hardest?
Current inflation levels in Australia have only been seen once in the past three decades. Where is being hit hardest?
