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Young people are taking on more debt. We should all be worried
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Opinion

Young people are taking on more debt. We should all be worried

The risk of defaulting on a loan is on the rise for young Australians, but its a crisis that should concern all of us.

  • by Victoria Devine

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Australia’s generation gap: Default risk rising faster for under 30s

Australia’s generation gap: Default risk rising faster for under 30s

There are signs that higher interest rates and a slowing economy are now taking a disproportionate toll on young Australians.

  • by Matt Wade
Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record
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Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record

The average figure West Australians are taking out for mortgages has broken the record, jumping more than $30,000 in just three months.

  • by Michael Genovese
Two years of tightening belts: How our spending habits have changed under Albanese

Two years of tightening belts: How our spending habits have changed under Albanese

Consumers have had to rearrange their shopping baskets since the 2022 election to continue buying the things they need.

  • by Rachel Clun
Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet

Australians have been dipping into their piggy banks just to make ends meet

Growth at 0.1 per cent is abysmal. GDP per capita has fallen by 1.6 per cent since mid-2022. You don’t see that sort of fall outside a deep recession.

  • by Shane Wright
If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government

If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government

For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this budget is existential. Bad decisions could increase unemployment or provoke more interest rate rises. Both would be political nails in the government’s coffin.

  • by Shane Wright
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How to get a bit of breathing space on your home loan
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Home loans

How to get a bit of breathing space on your home loan

You can forget about pandemic-level mortgage breaks – but you can still get some reprieve on your loan if you follow these five steps.

  • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
The economy is on a knife edge. An interest rate change could tip the balance

The economy is on a knife edge. An interest rate change could tip the balance

The RBA board said it was not yet confident inflation was definitely tracking down in its estimated time frame. Here’s what the board will be watching closely to make sure it does.

  • by Rachel Clun
Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

Victorians suffer the biggest jump in financial distress as cost of living soars

More than half of Victorians are experiencing cost-of-living and personal debt distress beyond normal levels.

  • by Broede Carmody
Six tips to help manage your cash in a cost of living crisis
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Six tips to help manage your cash in a cost of living crisis

Inflation may no longer trending upwards, but cost of living issues are still taking a toll across Australia.

  • by Grace Bacon
Snowball or avalanche? How to pay back those stubborn debts
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Snowball or avalanche? How to pay back those stubborn debts

Changing your habits if you’re a regular borrower can be hard, but there are methods you can use to help slash your debt.

  • by Nina Hendy