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The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... slow the escalating oil price as they watch their disposable income sucked into their petrol tanks and the higher cost of living. Higher petrol and energy bills also hit business costs. At one point, European farmers, fishermen and bakers took to the ...

Planners still optimistic: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... years ago. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol prices - these are major concerns for all Australians," said David Bryant, head of Australian Unity ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... prepared to pay more for energy under a proposed National Emissions Trading Scheme," said Singh. The report found cost of living is Australians' number one concern at the moment with one third of respondents stating their financial position is worse ...

Broken hearts from empty pockets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... the most. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol prices - these are major concerns for all Australians," said David Bryant, head of Australian Unity ...

Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... the increases in interest rates, seasonal impact of the Christmas/New-Year period, and general increases to the cost of living, they said. Despite the deepening stress and increased losses, Vera Chaplin, S&P credit analyst, said, "Losses are increasing ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
A senate enquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians has confirmed what many pensioners already know - that the pension rate is not enough for day-to-day living costs. "Australians have endured cost of living increases over recent ...

Consumer confidence plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... they were worse off, up 10 percentage points in the past quarter, due mainly to concerns about increases in the cost of living. The growing negative sentiment is accompanied by a majority of Australians now feeling economic growth prospects for the year ...

Long life derails retirement

... saving up at 18 (highly unlikely) is the only person who could safely live a comfortable retirement based on current cost of living forecasts. Experts have given it the rather uncomely term, the "decumulation phase", the financial phase in your life ...

Fix debt ahead of rate rise: ANZFP

... Westpac are also responding by launching debit cards that behave like credit cards less the interest rates. The cost of living is certainly on the rise. According to consumer price index (CPI) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the ...

Reverse mortgage misconceptions: SEQUAL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... billion of total home ownership is held by people aged 60 and over. With the explosion of over 60s, the rising cost of living and inadequate superannuation income, the family home is going to be crucial to supplement retirement income. "Yet, many retirees ...