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Aussies Show They Know How to Spoil Mum
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (412+ words) Despite rising living costs and higher interest rates, Australian mums are set to be spoiled this Mother's Day weekend as ANZ reveals customer spending remains resilient year'on'year. ANZ data shows customers spent $592 million nationwide over the Mother's Day weekend last…...
UK Cracks Down on Costly Subscriptions, Saves "400 M
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (686+ words) New measures set out to make subscriptions clearer and far easier to manage or cancel Consumers at the heart of action, with protections against daily grinds such as endless phone queues to cancel subscriptions signed up to with the click…...
Sustainable Scheme Saves $100 M on Household Bills
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) The ACT Government is helping cut the cost of living and carbon emissions through the Sustainable Household Scheme, which has now saved Canberrans more than $100 million on household bills. Minister for Finance Rachel Stephen-Smith said that more than $276 million in…...
Energy Rating Plan to Cut Bills, Boost Resilience
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (450+ words) The Albanese Government is helping to reduce energy bills and build resilience in a changing climate by investing $32. 7 million to extend a world-leading home energy rating scheme to more Australian households. For 30 years, the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (Nat…...
Deadline Nears for Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (328+ words) Eligible households and businesses who aren't direct bill-paying customers of Synergy or Horizon Power are urged to apply for energy bill relief from the Commonwealth Government's Energy Bill Relief Fund. As part of the 2025-26 Federal Budget, the Commonwealth Government extended…...
Hospitality Sector Cuts Bills with Energy Tool
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (756+ words) Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash energy bills with free energy saving and carbon reduction tool. Hundreds more pubs, restaurants and hotels to receive access to free energy saving and carbon reduction tool to drive down cost of doing business. Businesses…...
50 M Aid for Families Hit by Rising Heating Oil Costs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (473+ words) Families'to benefit'from over "50 million'to help people pay for the rising cost of heating oil.' With winter drawing to a close, and'families struggling with the rising price of'heating oils, this'government is committed to helping'ensure that vulnerable'families'are able to'heat their homes'and access…...
2, 000 Cash Boost Keeps Care Leavers Housed, Study Shows
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (800+ words) Giving young people leaving care an unconditional cash lump sum improved their housing, wellbeing and health Young people leaving care who were given a one-off "2, 000 cash lump sum, with no strings attached, were more likely to be in stable housing…...
Synergy Unveils Better Offer Tariffs Post Review
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (326+ words) Synergy will support select customers to switch to 'better offer' tariffs through a cost-of-living program to be implemented following a review of the State-owned electricity retailer's billing systems. Synergy will pilot its 'better offer' program from this year with a…...
UK's Largest Home Upgrade Plan to Cut Family Costs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1737+ words) Government launches Warm Homes Plan to upgrade the nation's homes, help families cut their energy bills, and tackle fuel poverty. Families across the country will see lower energy bills as a result of the Government's comprehensive plan to upgrade the…...