Queenslanders to be given $175 cost of living payment: Here’s how you can get your hands on it 

Millions of Australians to be given $175 cost of living payment: Here’s how you can get your hands on it Annastacia Palaszczuk announces $175 rebate on electricity bills for residents The cost-of-living rebate is in recognition of increased power prices  Ms Palaszczuk said the rebate was possible because government owned power  By Jade Hobman For … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi’s on our side with bills bonanza

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi’s on our side with bills bonanza By Daily Mail Comment Published: 01:47 BST, 25 May 2022 | Updated: 07:57 BST, 25 May 2022 If families thought the cost of living crunch was already hurting, they should brace themselves for much, much worse. Ofgem yesterday predicted that the energy price cap will … Read more

Nurses are relying on food banks, unable to pay rent and leaving the workforce in droves

Nurses are relying on food banks, unable to pay rent and leaving the workforce in droves, Royal College of Nursing president tells MPs Nurses are ‘unable to pay rent’ and are relying on food banks, MPs have heard  The Royal College of Nursing said the nursing workforce is in a ‘critical situation’ Warning comes as … Read more

BBC reporter explains herself after she is covered in chicken poo 

They say you should never work with animals! BBC reporter explains why her jacket is stained during live broadcast from a chicken coop Nina Warhurst was reporting live from chicken farm in Holmfirth, West Yorks BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent discussing rise in chicken costs  Nina added that cost of living crisis … Read more

Police officer who said she struggles to feed her kid has £350k home

Police officer who told Priti Patel she can’t afford to feed her family on £40,000-a-year lives in smart detached home worth £350,000 EXCLUSIVE: DC Vicky Knight complained she ‘struggles to feed her child’ on her £40k salary She addressed the Home Secretary over the cost of living crisis at the Police Federation Conference   Knight complained … Read more

Why Anthony Albanese will win the next election because of cost of living, inflation, interest rates

Anthony Albanese is on track to win the May 21 election because inflation is higher than normal – denting the Liberal Party’s claim to be better economic managers. Like triumphant Labor leaders before him – Gough Whitlam in 1972, Bob Hawke in 1983 and Kevin Rudd in 2007, Mr Albanese is set to politically benefit … Read more

Business leaders join calls for Chancellor to cut taxes and stave off recession 

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to cut taxes and stave off a recession after the economy went into reverse. Output unexpectedly shrank by 0.1 per cent in March, it was revealed yesterday – and that was before energy bills jumped sharply last month. Now business leaders and MPs are urging Rishi Sunak to provide … Read more

Tenants fail to insure their personal items due to the cost of living crisis 

Cutting back on a household essential: Nearly half of tenants haven’t bothered with contents insurance driven by the cost of living crisis Nearly half of tenants have not insured their belongings in a bid to save money A fifth of tenants mistakenly believe their landlord’s insurer covers them By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 07:22 … Read more