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Business groups are warning that grocery prices are set to rise in the weeks ahead.

Cost crisis: Where your budget is about to be squeezed even harder

Some of the rising costs are obvious – like housing – but others are harder to spot, and could risk putting the country in recession by the end of the year.

  • Nina Hendy

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Quantum computing could be the next big threat to digital payments and confidential information held by banks and retailers.

‘Scary’ technology and scams the threat to payment system: Bullock

RBA governor Michele Bullock says the advent of new technology will improve how we pay for everything – but there’s a big risk as well.

  • Shane Wright
Cash usage is declining.

Why we’re holding on to billions in cash but not using it

The Reserve Bank predicts cash will disappear in a decade. But the most common use of banknotes in Australia is hoarding.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell in the Macquarie Park Woolworths store.

‘Lost their way’: Investors lose confidence in Woolworths as profits, shares tank

The underperformance of Australia’s biggest supermarket has stunned investors as its arch-rival Coles goes from strength to strength.

  • Jessica Yun
Xi Jinping (right) shaking hands with once-sidelined entrepreneur Jack Ma in Beijing ahead of a business summit last month chaired by the Chinese president.

Xi brought Ma in from the cold. AI investors took notice

He was one of China’s most well-known faces before disappearing from public view. Now Jack Ma is back.

  • Lisa Visentin
Armaguard’s woes last year highlighted the strain on the cash distribution system.

‘The cost of cash is real’: So who’s really paying to keep it alive?

Moving cash around the country in armoured cars costs money. But unlike digital payments that attract surcharges, these costs aren’t visible to consumers.

  • Clancy Yeates
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Supermarkets would have to offer cash payments to customers but bottle shops not under a planned cash mandate.

Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o

The government is mandating cash for essential services across the country. Supermarkets and petrol stations are in – but bottle shops and cafes are out.

  • Shane Wright
About 94 per cent of businesses continue to accept cash in Australia.

Legal tender: Seven reasons not to abandon cash just yet

Digital payments might be on the rise, but cash can be a lifeline for those who rely on it to pay for essential items.

  • Nina Hendy
Using cash for a week taught me about my spending habits.

Everything I learnt by giving up my card and using only cash for a week

According to the government, physical currency isn’t going anywhere. But just how easy is it to give up tap-and-go?

  • Angus Delaney
Cash is not dead.

Cash is no longer king, but it pays to keep it around

Few among us would not have felt the sting of a surcharge for using debit and credit cards, but the cost of banknotes and coins is a real and growing concern.

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