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Pensions are going up as Australians continue to grapple with the increasing cost of living.

A new report for St Vincent de Paul Society suggests minor tax and welfare tweaks could lift 834,000 Australians from poverty. Amidst skyrocketing rents and income disparities, the call for an empathetic economic overhaul is louder than ever. By Mark Gaetani

Driving less, leaving heaters off, and eating fewer meals are some of the ways Australians on income support are getting by during the cost of living crisis.

Victoria's truth-telling inquiry recommends raft of changes to fix "broken" child protection and legal systems, A report reveals those on income support are struggling more than ever to survive as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Australia's Rinky Hijikata knocked out of the US Open.

A young womans rant about struggling to pay her bills despite constantly working struck a chord with thousands of Aussies.

Labor claims its amendments to strengthen the welfare safety net are “structural” and “calibrated”. But the changes are not enough to lift people out of poverty. Leo Earle reports.

Millions of Australians will receive a boost to their income support payments, after legislation targeted to provide financial relief passed in parliament on Wednesday. 

The Reserve Banks of Australia's talk about the need to “increase productivity” means less regulation and more “flexibility” for the bosses. Mary Merkenich and Pip Hinman report.

With news of electricity prices increasing as of July 1, folks are interested to hear about the ways they can save right now.

Australians grappling with the rise in the cost-of-living have been forced to skip meals and sell their own clothes, a Salvation Army report has found.