consumer price index

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had his microphone cut off during a heated showdown with Anthony Albanese over a contentious immigration detention ruling. So far, much of this year’s second-last question time has been dominated by Labor’s…

Households are almost certain to be spared another rate rise when the Reserve Bank’s board convenes for its final meeting of 2023 next week after inflation eased in October. The latest consumer price index figures, released by the…

Most Australians have been warned they shouldn’t expect a decent pay rise in 2024, with a new survey revealing the jobs where employers are least likely to offer a pay rise above inflation.The Robert Walters 2024 Salary Survey of more than…

When the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) pulled the trigger on their 13th interest rate rise of the current cycle on Melbourne Cup Day, the nation’s attention swiftly shifted back to one key question: are there more rate rises to come?In the…

Annual wages growth has hit its highest levels in almost 15 years, after significant pay rises for award wage earners and aged care workers came into effect.But the figure likely represents a peak for wages growth, economists said, as the…

“To brie or not to brie?” That is the question Australian consumers will be asking themselves in the refrigerated aisle at their local supermarket after a stunning 16 per cent rise in the price of cheese was recorded in the year to…

Australians with higher education Help loans will be able to earn slightly more before they start making repayments as inflation drives up student debts to new highs.The federal government lodged the official Help repayment thresholds for…

Inflation in India is slightly above the “tolerance limit” and the government is taking steps to control it, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. “Because we took a very calibrated approach, today we have an inflation which…

Thousands of working families will miss out on electricity bill relief worth up to $500 in the budget under an income threshold cut-off.News.com.au can reveal the winners and losers under the billion-dollar energy relief package designed to…

Inflation will decline faster than expected as the economy strains under the weight of rapid rate rises, the cost of living and soaring rents, the Reserve Bank says. In an economic update released just days out from the federal budget, the…