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Are you financially vulnerable? This calculator will reveal your level of risk

Income-based measures of poverty can be too simplistic, so a more-sophisticated measure of financial stress is needed.

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Battlers fare worst in rental home crunch

Battlers fare worst in rental home crunch

Tenants face big price hikes for new homes but the overall market is rising at a gentler pace with "pockets of crisis" at the lower end, an academic says.

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What level of disclosure is enough? The Conversation’s editor has an answer

A recent piece in The Conversation raises the question: how much does a publication have to disclose about an author?

Snow comes to Canberra as south receives a sprinkling

Thredbo and Perisher have reported several centimetres of snow falling overnight.

The Canberra Times

'Don't want to avoid this issue': AMA head says sugar tax hitting low SES groups is expected

A Canberra focused study has found implementing a sugar tax would hit low socio-economic suburbs while the Rethink Sugary Drink partnership campaigns for a levy.

The Canberra Times

'So expensive': Canberrans feel pinch of rising cost of living

Rising prices are affecting every corner of life in the city.

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Support needed to help millions of Australian renters with rising cost of living, experts say

Support needed to help millions of Australian renters with rising cost of living, experts say

As the cost of living continues to rise, experts say more needs to be done to ease the financial pressures faced by millions of Australians who are renting their homes.

Inside Travelodge hotels on Merseyside that have been given a 'luxury' new look

Inside Travelodge hotels on Merseyside that have been given a 'luxury' new look

Travelodge is adding “thoughtful, stylish design and homely touches” to 60 of its hotels

Budget favours higher earners as homelessness services slashed by nearly $40m

Budget favours higher earners as homelessness services slashed by nearly $40m

ANU modelling shows 56% of dollar value of cost-of-living measures goes to Australia’s middle and higher income earners

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Josh Frydenberg let the figures fly during the budget speech. Here's what you need to know to sort the fact from the spin

Josh Frydenberg let the figures fly during the budget speech. Here's what you need to know to sort the fact from the spin

Budget speeches are prone to flourishes and embellishment, with treasurers attempting to present their government's record in the best light. With figures flying thick and fast, RMIT ABC Fact Check sorts fact from spin.

Tax rise for low- and middle-income workers possible as LMITO's fate hangs on federal budget

Tax rise for low- and middle-income workers possible as LMITO's fate hangs on federal budget

With cost-of-living concerns dogging the government ahead of next week's federal budget and the upcoming election, experts are again questioning whether its tax cuts are directed at those who need them most.

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