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Best student discounts and money hacks in Australia
If you're one of Australia's 1.8 million uni and vocational students, you're probably used to juggling work and study while stretching your funds to keep life comfortable. Here are the saving hacks and smart financial moves that will net you more money.
Why you could soon be paying more to install solar
A proposed solar panel recycling fee, higher pay for Uber Eats drivers and why appliances are getting more expensive. Here are five money stories you may have missed this week.
How to use AI to save money on groceries
AI could be the secret weapon against rising grocery costs. Here's how to use meal planning, smarter shopping lists and pantry staples to spend less at the checkout.
Home loan rate rising? Here are eight cheaper options
Three interest rate hikes have wiped out the 2025 cuts. Could switching to a 5.59% loan with a smaller lender save you more than staying put?
How retired Australians can help their income keep pace
Rising rates sound like good news for retirees, but inflation is eroding purchasing power. How your money is invested matters more than ever.
Fuel shock reignites Australia’s inflation problem
Petrol and power prices have sent inflation back to 4.6%, reviving fears of another RBA rate hike.
Why the RBA is being roasted on Facebook over rates
Australians are roasting the Reserve Bank on Facebook after posts defending rate hikes struck a nerve with struggling mortgage-holders.
Is it time to switch to an EV in Australia?
With petrol and diesel expensive and hard to buy, interest in EVs is booming, but is now the right time to switch to an electric car?
What the fuel excise cut means for petrol prices
Petrol relief is coming. From Wednesday, fuel excise is halved for three months, cutting 26.3c a litre and saving drivers about $13 a tank.
‘Welcome to the $20 Easter egg’: Aussies pay more for less
Shrinkflation and soaring prices hit Easter eggs, motorists urged to save by switching to E10, and NSW renters to get bond relief. Here are five things you may have missed this week.
