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Intergenerational inequity

Tax reform is not enough – to help the young, wages need to buy more

With inflation surging again, it is critical that government gets control over the high prices hitting workers’ incomes.

  • Alison Pennington

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Lily Wilson, 30, finds metalcore music to be therapeutic.

Hell’s bells: Tough times drive surge in hard rock music

Amid cost-of-living pressures and global turmoil, music lovers are increasingly streaming punk, hard rock and heavy metal for catharsis.

  • Michael Lallo
Louis Couttoupes of Onzieme

Restaurant of the Year nominee Onzieme closes as ACT’s dining scene struggles

Aggressive poaching and light-rail construction are among the issues affecting venues, including Bar Rochford and Pilot. “It feels like death by a thousand cuts.”

  • Gareth Meyer
Public transport fares will remain free during May and the half-priced for the rest of 2026.

Public transport free for another month, then half-price until 2027

The policy will cost more than $400 million in lost fare revenue.

  • Angus Delaney and Patrick Hatch
Chef-restaurateur Andrew Burns at his burger shop 2 Smoking Barrels, following the closure of his hatted Wollongong restaurant Babyface Kitchen.

After the hospitality boom, regional NSW restaurants are closing one after the other

More than 60 high-profile restaurants and cafes have shut in the past 18 months. “It is, hand over fist, a million times more challenging.”

  • Bianca Hrovat
STEVEN SIEWERT

My Easter Showstopper: $23 for a thimbleful of gluey gnocchi

There is inflation; then there’s Clagflation. The ghosts of my Italian grandmothers are horrified.

  • Michelle Cazzulino
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Lola, 2, rests on her father Guy Power’s shoulders, happy with food and facepaint.

Keep calm and carry on cracking those eggs this Easter

Sydneysiders could be forgiven for feeling a bit subdued, and stretched budgets may make the Sunday morning egg hunt a little harder this year.

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For a custom computer build, RAM is now typically the second most expensive component. But the impact goes far beyond DIY gamers.

Why the prices of laptops, phones and game consoles keep rising

The AI tax is making memory more expensive, and it doesn’t show any signs of letting up.

  • Tim Biggs
The author’s Bunny Army on parade during a less expensive Easter. These brave “soldiers” are missing in action.

I assemble a chocolate Bunny Army every Easter. But this year, I’m facing defeat

For some little indulgences, no price is too high. On the question of chocolate, my accountant may have other thoughts.

  • Charles Purcell
The Transport Workers’ Union and the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation want the Fair Work Commission to establish an industry-wide review mechanism based on weekly fuel price rises that will enable drivers to be compensated.

‘It’s a problem’: How soaring fuel prices are playing havoc with Australia’s economy

Australia’s high rate of inflation is coming under more pressure as big transport companies including Uber, Qantas and Australia Post increase their prices in response to rising fuel costs.

  • Simon Johanson and Clancy Yeates