Jason Murphy

The stories about the rental crisis are terrifying. Renters are facing big price hikes from their current landlords, and anyone entering the rental market is looking at even bigger price hikes. When a landlord gets new tenants, they tend to…

At first it was just anecdotes. People were talking about struggling to make ends meet, but they were isolated cases. Now however? The suffering is widespread enough to show up in official statistics. There are three signs that signal how…

After a long time of prices rising, relief is coming. Several major Australian companies – including JB Hi-Fi, Coles, Bunnings and Kmart – are now hinting at price relief, as their suppliers promise lower prices.Aussies have been scorched…

While Australians are suffering under record inflation, there has been one big winner. One retailer has turned this time of pain into a time of profit.That retailer doubled their profits – actually more than doubled them – after selling an…

Going to the shops is getting a lot more expensive. The latest official inflation data shows the price of supermarket items has risen 9.2 per cent over the past year. I used to just buy a lot at Woolworths online but now I try to go to Aldi…

House prices have been rising faster than almost everything else. When you put money towards buying a house, it means you can’t use that money for other things. So what do we give up when we buy a house? And has it changed over time?Usually…

What does Aldi stand for these days? You go in there and it looks … nice? Aldi started off as the Albrecht Discount supermarket. Al-Di. Founder Karl Albrecht was famously so frugal he would use one pencil until it had worn down to a stub…

A simple picture of an average Australian grocery haul has sparked a wave of anger and gone viral when it was revealed how much it cost.The picture, which went viral on Reddit, included items like peanut butter, cheese, bacon, chicken…

Rumours are swirling about hundreds of job cuts at Bunnings. But why?Australians are spending more money than ever at Bunnings. It hauled in more revenue than ever before last year. What’s more, Bunnings is making more profit than ever. It…

All of a sudden, homeowners don’t want to borrow. The latest mortgage lending numbers just came out and they are shocking. Mortgage borrowing is down by over $5 billion each month. That is a steep fall, as the top line in the next chart…