
Govt now says Centrelink pensions might not go up, but won't go backwards
Pensioners may not receive a boost to their payments later this year after all, with the finance minister only promising the benefits won’t go backwards.
Pensioners may not receive a boost to their payments later this year after all, with the finance minister only promising the benefits won’t go backwards.
The prices paid on consumer goods dropped by 1.9 per cent in the June quarter – the largest fall in the 72-year history of the Consumer Price Index.
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Tobacco and holidays at home and abroad have helped slightly bump up the cost of living in Adelaide.
Australia’s inflation should remain soft in the December quarter, but that’s unlikely to sway the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.