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Fuel price hike in Rawalpindi and Islamabad sparks backlash, rising inflation fears, and calls for rollback as transport and food costs surge https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/fuel-price-hike-rawalpindi-islamabad-backlash-iz5mbjej?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FuelPriceHike #PakistanEconomy #Inflation #CostOfLiving

Pepperberry 26m ago

If you are an immigrant, renter, or working-class resident in a major city, this guide is for you.
Not policy critique. Not self-help fiction.
An honest, practical look at what actually helps when the system won’t change in time.
“No miracles. Everything here is real.”

Read Essay:
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/what-you-can-actually-do-a-bottom

#HousingCrisis
#BrokenCities
#UrbanSurvival
#ImmigrantLife
#Renters
#CostOfLiving
#NotPersonalFailure
#ClassReality
#CitiesForPeople
#StructuralTruth
#NotPersonalFailure
#Urbanism

ABC Feeds 5h ago

Soaring fuel prices force commute changes, as food becomes 'a privilege' for some
By Rachael Merritt and Sophie Holder

A growing number of Australians are factoring rising fuel costs into a tightening budget, including seeking cheaper alternative transport, with one charity warning the flow on effects of the crisis are causing household stress for many families.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/fuel-crisis-cause-a-change-in-transport-options/106517266

#PetrolPrices #CostofLiving #PublicTransport #Communities #SharedTransport #RachaelMerritt #SophieHolder

Soaring fuel prices force commute changes, as food becomes 'a privilege' for some

A growing number of Australians are factoring rising fuel costs into a tightening budget, including seeking cheaper alternative transport, with one charity warning the flow on effects of the crisis are causing household stress for many families.

ABC Feeds 6h ago

'Doesn't make any sense': Young Aussies can't justify fuel costs to get to work
By Evelyn Manfield

Young people are taking extraordinary steps to deal with the fuel crisis, including cutting back on work because the cost of fuel to get there is now higher than the money they will earn for the shift.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-05/high-fuel-prices-mean-young-australians-cannot-get-to-work-/106527196

#PetrolPrices #GovernmentPolicy #SharedTransport #RoadTransportIndustry #CostofLiving #EvelynManfield

'Doesn't make any sense': Young Aussies can't justify fuel costs to get to work

Young people are taking extraordinary steps to deal with the fuel crisis, including cutting back on work because the cost of fuel to get there is now higher than the money they will earn for the shift.