cost of living

Older people at risk as fuel crisis deepens

Aged care leaders warn that rising fuel costs and empty petrol stations are already disrupting services, leaving older Australians increasingly…

Older Australians vulnerable to housing precarity

More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall…

Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it

Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most…

No. of people who can’t afford a visit to the GP doubles

Data has revealed a large increase in the number of people living in New South Wales who cannot afford to…

‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…

Tax cuts from July 1: how you’ll benefit

From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will…