Victorian budget 2026 winners and losers: state cuts transport costs and helps parents - but will future generations suffer?
By Catie McLeod

Motorists, public transport users, families with children and Melbourne growth suburbs among Labor’s budget beneficiaries

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/victoria-budget-2026-labor-winners-losers

#Victorianpolitics #Victoria #Costoflivingcrisis #Australianews #JacintaAllan #Transport #CatieMcLeod

Victorian budget 2026 winners and losers: state cuts transport costs and helps parents - but will future generations suffer?
By Catie McLeod

Motorists, public transport users, families with children and Melbourne growth suburbs among Labor’s budget beneficiaries

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/victoria-budget-2026-labor-winners-losers

#Victorianpolitics #Victoria #Costoflivingcrisis #Australianews #JacintaAllan #Transport #CatieMcLeod

Beef Up 64%, Olive Oil 113%: UK Food Prices To Skyrocket 50% — ‘Children Will Go Hungry’

UK food prices are projected to b…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2627691/beef-up-64-olive-oil-113-uk-food-prices-to-skyrocket-50-children-will-go-hungry/

This is really quite shocking: #CostOfLivingCrisis

https://nation.cymru/news/food-prices-set-to-rise-by-50-on-start-of-cost-of-living-crisis-by-november/

‘Increasingly unsafe’: Australia’s in-home childcare program under threat from rising costs, advocate warns
By Krishani Dhanji

The little-known publicly funded scheme is used by about 800 families with children who cannot access mainstream care

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/04/increasingly-unsafe-australias-in-home-childcare-program-under-threat-from-rising-costs-advocate-warns

#ChildcareAustralia #Australianpolitics #Australianews #Welfare #Costoflivingcrisis #KrishaniDhanji

The chips are down: pizza, fried chicken and doughnut shares plunge on ASX as living costs bite budgets
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Shares in Domino’s Pizza, KFC operator Collins Foods and multi-brand food franchise owner Retail Food Group have all suffered double-digit falls

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/asx-fast-food-shares-down-cost-of-living-australia-dominos-kfc

#Australianeconomy #Business #Consumeraffairs #Australianews #Costoflivingcrisis #JonathanBarrettBusinesseditor

Mother says she ‘misses and loves’ daughter after NT girl’s body found – as it happened
By Luca Ittimani and Nick Visser (earlier)

This blog is now closed

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/30/fuel-crisis-cost-of-living-penny-wong-royal-commission-antisemitism-virginia-bell-jim-chalmers-inflation-budget-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-ntwnfb

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Australia news live: mother says she ‘misses and loves’ daughter after NT girl’s body found as Nampijinpa Price grieves ‘devastating’ loss
By Luca Ittimani (now) and Nick Visser (earlier)

Follow today’s news live

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/30/fuel-crisis-cost-of-living-penny-wong-royal-commission-antisemitism-virginia-bell-jim-chalmers-inflation-budget-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-ntwnfb

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Australia news live: NT chief minister says ‘hunt for justice is on’ after body found in search for five-year-old girl
By Luca Ittimani (now) and Nick Visser (earlier)

Lia Finocchiaro says news is ‘devastating’ for community as police find child’s body. Follow today’s news live

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/30/fuel-crisis-cost-of-living-penny-wong-royal-commission-antisemitism-virginia-bell-jim-chalmers-inflation-budget-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-ntwnfb

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Business #Health #Australianeducation #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #Laborparty #Energy #Coalition #Liberalparty #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Costoflivingcrisis #Interestrates #JimChalmers #PennyWong #AnthonyAlbanese #Woolworths #Bondibeachterrorattack #Royalcommissiononantisemitismandsocialcohesion #LucaIttimani #NickVisserearlier