Cost of Living

The NT has the second highest average rent in the country, with households having to set aside more of their weekly wages to cover essential costs.

As household budgets tighten, keeping up a health and fitness regime often slips, but experts say giving people cheap or free ways to stay fit is critical to longer-term wellbeing.

The hospitality sector is grappling with "unprecedented" cost increases, according to a national peak body, with many being forced to close their doors.

If you are looking to trim your household food budget, lower-cost cuts of meat could be a good place to start. Here are some tips on what to look for and how to cook them.

Primary care providers being forced to cut services after losing Tasmanian government funding say the result will be added strain on "pressure cooker" emergency departments, which could see them "explode".

The Tasmanian government has committed $24 million in the state budget towards keeping buses and ferries free for one more year.

Treasurer Eric Abetz wants to find $1.47 billion in "efficiencies" in Tasmania's state budget. This is what's on the chopping block.

There will be "short-term pain" to get Tasmania's finances back in the black within two years, state treasurer Eric Abetz says ahead of today's budget.

A new program at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market is tackling the massive amount of food wasted, while helping the rising number of people struggling to put food on the table. 

The lead-up to state budget day is normally a time for flashy funding announcements. But as Tasmania stares down the barrel of $7 billion of debt, things are looking a bit bleaker.

A national company estimates many Queensland homes are unprepared as the deadline to install compliant smoke alarms nears. 

Phoebe Macdougall says she hated living with a mortgage, so she is trying van life instead.

How to reduce your petrol bill by changing your driving technique and tinkering with your car.

The Tasmanian government will break an election promise to start a state-owned insurance agency, instead establishing a new body to "oversee and support the insurance ecosystem".

How much the budget measures could benefit you depends on how much you earn.

Fresh tax cuts, an instant $1,000 tax reduction and cheaper medicines: here's what the federal government's latest budget means for Australians.

One of Australia's biggest dairy manufacturers, Bega, is warning about soaring food inflation, as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supply chains.

Residents in regional Western Australia say the 2026–27 State Budget fails to provide any significant cost of living relief to those living outside of Perth or major regional cities.

A recent housing report highlighted an alarming statistic: Tasmania has less than half the number of vacant rentals than it did a decade ago. So what's behind the decrease?

The state budget landed on the same day the Reserve Bank once again jacked up interest rates. ABC Melbourne listeners say the cost of living is keeping them awake at night.