whopping fee hike

The Australian economy took a whopping $5 billion hit last year as a result of floods, which also contributed to fruit and vegetable prices soaring by 16 per cent, adding to the cost of living crunch.Treasury estimates revealed the economic…

One of Australia’s largest childcare providers G8 is hitting parents with its third fee hike – slugging them with up to a 17 per cent increase in prices in just the space of a year – as the cost of living batters families hard.Gold…