Australian household spending plunges by most in three years as families tighten budgets

May 28, 2026 · Perth Now

Murder charge after elderly dog walker allegedly beaten to death in Central Queensland
The accused man is alleged to have committed a series of wild attacks.
Resilient forgotten generation is coping, not thriving
Generation X, which sits between Baby Boomers and Millennials, are the subject of a new Australian study into how they f
BAD day to be a South African in debt
The SARB is widely expected to increase interest rates by 25 basis points when its Monetary Policy Committee meets on Th
Schools ‘face financial strain’ as GDE misses subsidy deadline
The GDE acknowledged that subsidies expected to be deposited into school accounts by 15 May had been delayed.
Shares drop and oil surges as US, Iran trade strikes
Australian shares have had their worst day in weeks after a re-escalation of the US-Iran conflict dimmed hopes of a peac