A cost-of-living nightmare with no end in sight

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Oct 6, 202600:18:58News & Politics

Low confidence, fuel costs and rate fears deepen a cost-of-living nightmare with no end in sight. Australian consumer confidence has fallen to about 80, with higher petrol prices and interest rate fears weighing on house...

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