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New NDIS taskforce to investigate providers overcharging disability participants: NDIS participants exploited by unfair price hikes can now report price gouging ...
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New NDIS taskforce to investigate providers overcharging disability ...
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U.S. inflation ticks up in February, signaling ongoing price challenges: The prices of some goods, from appliances to furniture to used cars ...
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U.S. inflation ticks up in February, signaling ongoing price challenges
Quick Glance: Inflation Decline and Consumer Impact
  • Inflation in Germany continues to decline, primarily due to cheaper energy prices. Experts predict a further decrease in the year ahead, but with potential challenges. Higher inflation rates diminish consumer purchasing power.

  • In February, energy and fuels decreased in price, while food prices increased. Services also became more expensive. Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month.

  • The German government forecasts rising consumer prices and wage increases above the inflation rate. The expectation is that employees will spend the money and boost private consumption. However, the Bundesbank President warns against premature interest rate cuts.

  • Despite the decline in inflation, the Bundesbank cautions against premature interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank aims for price stability in the medium term. Higher interest rates can curb demand but also burden the economy.
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Brussels looks to create ‘price grid’ to track area rents: The Brussels parliament's housing committee is debating a government proposal that would create a ...
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Brussels looks to create ‘price grid’ to track area rents
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How Big Pharma is fighting Biden’s program to lower seniors’ drug costs: Drug companies have tried to invalidate a program that would reduce the price of ...
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How Big Pharma is fighting Biden’s program to lower seniors’ drug costs
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APPLY. The police arrested two locksmith fraudsters (22 and 24) in Ansfelden on Saturday morning.
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APPLY. The police arrested two locksmith fraudsters (22 and 24) in ...
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Australia's aviation sector has been accused of price-gouging, but airlines say 'monopolistic' airport operators are driving up costs
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Australia's aviation sector has been accused of price-gouging ...
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Over 460 Ramadan stalls and businesses in Johor checked in last two weeks for price gouging, says ministry
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Over 460 Ramadan stalls and businesses in Johor checked in last two weeks ...
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Walmart Price Increases Slammed by Former Labor Secretary: "When I say price gouging is driving inflation, this is what I mean," Robert Reich said.
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Walmart Price Increases Slammed by Former Labor Secretary
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Aussies slam ‘crazy’ price of popular veg: Aussies have slammed the skyrocketing price of a staple vegetable that was once ‘dirt cheap’ at several supermarkets.
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Aussies slam ‘crazy’ price of popular veg
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Supermarket inquiries send Woolworths, Coles into damage control: Governments are already engaged in shadow-boxing matches with the supermarkets ...
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Supermarket inquiries send Woolworths, Coles into damage control
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Football on TV: 70 euros for three subscriptions - that borders on usury: Football on television is increasingly an expensive affair.
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Football on TV: 70 euros for three subscriptions - that borders on usury
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Usurer in a headlock: couple held “plumber” | Tyrolean daily newspaper online: An emergency internet installer demanded 800 euros from a couple to fix a blockage ...
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Usurer in a headlock: couple held “plumber” | Tyrolean daily newspaper ...
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The Wendy’s controversy shows Uber-style pricing is coming for everything: More and more industries are adopting “dynamic pricing” — and consumers aren’t happy.
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The Wendy’s controversy shows Uber-style pricing is coming for everything
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Cash Advance Looks a Lot Like a Loan: Merchant cash advance, selling volatility to gamblers, buying Bitcoin from BlackRock and OpenAI is fine now.
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Cash Advance Looks a Lot Like a Loan
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Senate supermarket prices inquiry in Orange hears fruit farmers are giving up as pollies squabble on the side
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Senate supermarket prices inquiry in Orange hears fruit farmers are giving ...
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Excessive prices from service providers in basket - Police investigate usury: A senior woman in a basket discovers a company flyer in the mailbox and hires the ...
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Excessive prices from service providers in basket - Police investigate ...
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Biden to form ‘strike force’ to go after price-gouging: President Biden will announce Tuesday the formation of a “strike force” to hold companies accountable for ...
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Biden to form ‘strike force’ to go after price-gouging
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Wendy's CEO announces surge pricing for menu. Here's what you can expect.: Uber, Amazon and airlines use surge pricing. Wendy's will now introduce it ...
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Wendy's CEO announces surge pricing for menu. Here's what you can expect.
Quick Glance: Wendy's Plans No Surge Pricing Introduction
  • Wendy's plans no surge pricing introduction, opting to experiment with dynamic pricing.

  • CEO Kirk Tanner mentioned future tests of dynamic pricing and day-part offerings.

  • Wendy's intends to offer discounts during slower times of day and may lower prices.

  • While other industries implement surge pricing, such unpredictable price changes could frustrate customers.
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Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci announces retirement, just days after Four Corners airs dramatic interview
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Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci announces retirement ...
Quick Glance: New CEO Announced for Woolworths
  • Brad Banducci steps down as CEO after eight years.

  • Banducci retires in September.

  • Amanda Bardwell to become CEO and Managing Director from September 1.

  • Scott Perkins praises Banducci's leadership during Woolworths' transformation.
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Woolworths' new CEO Amanda Bardwell facing one key challenge, say experts — winning back the public
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Woolworths' new CEO Amanda Bardwell facing one key challenge ...
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Coles accused of gouging shoppers as they struggle to put food on the table: Accusations of price gouging have again been levelled at Coles after the supermarket ...
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Coles accused of gouging shoppers as they struggle to put food on the ...
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Why Are Corporate Profits Soaring? Because You're Getting Fleeced: None
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Why Are Corporate Profits Soaring? Because You're Getting Fleeced
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Woolworths boss Brad Banducci quits following interview walkout: The pressure on the Australian supermarket chief intensified this week after what has widely ...
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Woolworths boss Brad Banducci quits following interview walkout
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Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D: Senate report points to greed and "patent thickets" as key reasons for high ...
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Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D
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Airbnb price gouging leaves Taylor Swift fans locked out of accommodation: Some Swifties are scrambling after being told their Airbnb bookings have been ...
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Airbnb price gouging leaves Taylor Swift fans locked out of accommodation
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Supermarket industry insiders reveal how Coles and Woolworths profit off rising prices
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Supermarket industry insiders reveal how Coles and Woolworths profit off ...
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Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning: Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop
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Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and ...
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Allan Fels's ACTU initiated price gouging report calls for government to act against exploitative practices of big business
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Allan Fels's ACTU initiated price gouging report calls for government to ...
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Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?: If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards ...
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Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?
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Hospital registration fee cap removal sparks price gouging concerns - Focus Taiwan
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Hospital registration fee cap removal sparks price gouging concerns - ...
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YOUR SAY: Should the ACCC investigate claims of price gouging at major supermarkets? There are calls for the consumer watchdog to scrutinise price gouging by ... Show more
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The great Wendy's burger flip-out: Why fast-food fans flipped out over Wendy's new pricing plans
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The great Wendy's burger flip-out
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I couldn’t wait for the supermarket price gouging inquiry, so I conducted my own: A trip to the food market confirmed our worst fears, that cost of living woes ...
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I couldn’t wait for the supermarket price gouging inquiry ...
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No sign of 'outright price gouging' as ASX companies report mega profits, analyst says
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No sign of 'outright price gouging' as ASX companies report mega profits ...
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Parents scramble as common children's asthma med disappears: Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the drug's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline ...
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Parents scramble as common children's asthma med disappears
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Antoni: Blame Washington, not grocery stores, for food prices: Grocery stores cannot simply reduce the prices they charge while the prices they themselves pay ...
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Antoni: Blame Washington, not grocery stores, for food prices
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Don't normalize Ramadan price gouging: Why can't authorities control food prices despite assurances?
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Don't normalize Ramadan price gouging
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Surge pricing for burgers leaves a bad taste in our mouths — LEONARD GREENE: Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner floated the idea of raising prices during peak demand ...
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Surge pricing for burgers leaves a bad taste in our mouths — LEONARD ...
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Shrinkflation Fight Taken Up by U.S. Senate: Democratic senators offer the Shrinkflation Prevention Act of 2024 to fight smaller amounts being sold at the same ...
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Shrinkflation Fight Taken Up by U.S. Senate
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'Genius' Five Guys hack has fans chowing down on BOGO burgers as chain goes viral for price gouging
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'Genius' Five Guys hack has fans chowing down on BOGO burgers as chain ...
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Why Brands Should Prioritize How Pessimistic, Short on Cash Consumers Experience Their Products
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Why Brands Should Prioritize How Pessimistic, Short on Cash Consumers ...
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How rogue pharmacists are robbing the sick: How rogue pharmacists are robbing the sick
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How rogue pharmacists are robbing the sick
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Energy bills to drop to lowest point in two years as new price cap revealed: Average energy bills will be £1,690 from April 2024 - a fall of £238 on the previous ...
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Energy bills to drop to lowest point in two years as new price cap ...
Quick Glance: Energy Prices Drop: Households Save £238
  • The typical energy bill will drop to £1,690 from April, the lowest in two years under the new price cap set by the regulator.

  • Lower wholesale prices have led to this decrease and aim to provide some relief for consumers.

  • The price cap affects 29 million households in England, Wales, and Scotland, setting limits on gas and electricity prices.

  • Despite energy costs remaining above pre-pandemic levels, measures are being taken to assist consumers.
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Whoopi Goldberg Confuses 'The View' As She Pantomimes Riding A Scooter While Trying To Name "Uber" During Surge Pricing Segment
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Whoopi Goldberg Confuses 'The View' As She Pantomimes Riding A Scooter ...
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Worried about price gouging? For banks, there's a simple solution: Doing what we can to stop Australians being overcharged is important, not only for wage ...
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Worried about price gouging? For banks, there's a simple solution
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Inflation edges up despite monetary tightening. Why?: Bangladesh's annual average inflation crept up to 9.59% last month, way above the central bank's revised ...
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Inflation edges up despite monetary tightening. Why?
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Are supermarkets price-gouging customers? The answer may be more complicated than it seems
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Are supermarkets price-gouging customers? The answer may be more ...
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Why framing art, posters, and photos is so expensive: Framers drive up the cost by leaning into customers' emotions about protecting their precious art and their ...
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Why framing art, posters, and photos is so expensive
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Best crawfish deals in Houston can be found with free app: The Crawfish App is a free mobile-based program helping users track prices for mudbugs at restaurants ...
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Best crawfish deals in Houston can be found with free app
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From ‘everything’ going up in price to products shrinking: readers have their say on Australian supermarkets
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From ‘everything’ going up in price to products shrinking: readers have ...
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There are six supermarket inquiries underway — but we already know how to fix the super-sized problem
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There are six supermarket inquiries underway — but we already know how to ...
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Junk fee ban on the move after earlier hiccup: A bill tackling junk fees – those hidden charges that surprise consumers when they are given one price but a ...
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Junk fee ban on the move after earlier hiccup
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Calls to break up the big supermarkets are being heard from Nationals leader David Littleproud. The ACCC are in the midst of their investigations into price ... Show more
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David has sold lamb for $4 a kilo. He’s shocked to see the price at Woolworths: Stroll into your supermarket, and you’ll find lamb cutlets for about $30 a kilo ...
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David has sold lamb for $4 a kilo. He’s shocked to see the price at ...
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There are multiple inquiries running on the climbing price of groceries. Here's what they are examining
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There are multiple inquiries running on the climbing price of groceries ...
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Kia dealers are already gouging away on EV9 electric SUV prices: As first EV9 models arrive to strong demand, markups of up to $7,000 over MSRP are already ...
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Kia dealers are already gouging away on EV9 electric SUV prices
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Sad reason 7kg melon is selling for $10: A Queensland farmer struggling to compete with supermarket prices is now selling his watermelons below cost in a bid to ...
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Sad reason 7kg melon is selling for $10
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Commonwealth Bank posts $5bn half-yearly cash profit after ‘deliberate’ shrinking of home loan book
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Commonwealth Bank posts $5bn half-yearly cash profit after ‘deliberate’ ...
Quick Glance: Commonwealth Bank Reports $5 Billion Half-Year Profit
  • CEO Comyn pledges support during ongoing cost crisis.

  • Board declares $2.15 per share dividend.

  • $5 billion profit reflects cost pressure and competitive environment.

  • Focus on customer support and strategic execution.
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Health insurers accused of charging more for top-level hospital cover than price cap set by federal government
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Health insurers accused of charging more for top-level hospital cover than ...
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DeRugy: Joe Biden’s shrinkflation blame game: The president's rant against companies is a weak attempt to distract us from the fact that his (and his ...
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DeRugy: Joe Biden’s shrinkflation blame game
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New calls for official investigation into ‘extortionate’ car insurance price rises 🚗😳t.ly/9DIwb
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From the Kia America EV9 and Scout Motors to EV experience, here's what you missed today.
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‘Absolutely criminal’: Bunnings item fury: Fans of beloved Australian children’s TV show Bluey have expressed their fury at the insane “price gouging” of a range ...
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‘Absolutely criminal’: Bunnings item fury
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Supermarkets as you know them are disappearing from our inner cities — and it means more uncertainty about what you'll pay
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Supermarkets as you know them are disappearing from our inner cities — and ...
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Adelaide records nation's biggest jump in food prices amid calls for SA 'price gouging' inquiry
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Adelaide records nation's biggest jump in food prices amid calls for SA ...
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Why the White House cares what you paid for Super Bowl snacks: One thing is certain ahead of another closely watched inflation reading Tuesday: Political actors ...
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Why the White House cares what you paid for Super Bowl snacks
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Electricity prices are crashing but don't expect cheaper bills anytime soon: With wholesale power prices falling, you would be forgiven for thinking relief from ...
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Electricity prices are crashing but don't expect cheaper bills anytime ...
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Find Cheap Hydration At An Airport Near You: Wasting away again at gate B17, searching for my lost carry-on
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Find Cheap Hydration At An Airport Near You