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Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 3.6%. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9%), clothing and footwear (5.4%), education (5.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.2%), and recreation and culture activities ...

Rest hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... volunteer board secretary to Ready Set, a charity, helping vulnerable job seekers return to the workforce. primarily through clothing and career coaching, Waters starts at Rest on 10 November 2025, following the departure of Libby Joiner earlier this ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... bill relief rebates. "The rebate-driven fall in household electricity spending was offset by growth in other categories. Clothing and footwear rose in response to unseasonably warm weather and essential spending grew moderately with continued growth ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... and luxury car services. He also bought a $3 million luxury apartment in Mexico, the SEC said. Money was also spent on clothing, jewelry, beauty treatments, hotels, and resorts. Investor funds were also used to buy a clothing business. "... Drive Planning ...

ASFA Retirement Standard hits record high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... vegetables, fuel and electricity - begin to ease." The ASFA Standard covers everyday expenses like health, communication, clothing, and household goods. It accounts for community expectations and changing lifestyle spending habits. "The cost of medical ...

Millions of Aussies investing in collectibles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... another 18% are invested in trading cards. Other favoured investments include art (16%), luxury watches (14%), designer clothing (13%), memorabilia (9%), and musical instruments (9%). In terms of gender preferences, male investors displayed a preference ...

Mortgage holders, retailers relax after rate pause

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... further leasing cost increases and other rising costs of doing business. "For the first time this year, department stores, clothing, footwear and accessories and other retailing joined household goods in the realm of a year-on-year spending decline," ...

March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... Marquardt attributed the decrease in inflation to a fall in prices for goods such as furniture, household appliances, and clothing during the March quarter. Additionally, there's been a decline in automotive fuel prices in recent quarters. New dwellings ...

Hejaz receives RIAA fund certifications

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... take them up. "Australians want to see themselves reflected in their choices, whether it be their investments, their clothing manufacturers, or food suppliers, social responsibility and values-based living," explained Hejaz chief operating officer Muzzammil ...

Caddick mansion officially on the market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... advanced in its application to the Federal Court seeking sale orders regarding Caddick's trove of designer jewellery, clothing and artworks. It is Jones Partners' intention that an update for investors will be held in late October, he said. More ...
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