Aussies are keeping their supermarket spend under control, but that doesn’t mean prices are getting cheaper. One in five Australians (20%) say groceries are the household expense they worry about most, according to new findings from Compare the Market‘s upcoming 2026 Household Budget Barometer. This is despite the average national weekly grocery spend falling 6% […]
Australians could be paying hundreds extra for contraception depending on their postcode, according to a new Compare the Market Australian Contraception Index. The index assessed every state and territory on affordability, out-of-pocket costs, access to family planning providers and government policy settings, revealing significant disparities across the country. South Australia has been named the best […]
Australians are continuing to feel the pressure of rising electricity costs, with new research from Compare the Market revealing that almost seven in 10 people surveyed have received an electricity price increase in the past year. However, many aren’t shopping around for a better deal and could be paying more than they need to for […]
Aussie coffee lovers could be forking out close to $2,000 on daily takeaway coffees each year, according to new research from Compare the Market. Ahead of World Coffee Day on 1 October, Compare the Market asked Aussies how much they spend on a single-serve coffee or hot beverage, with the average cost coming in at […]
Average mortgage payers with a loan around $731,000 will spend roughly $5,568 more over the course of a year, now that rates are a full 1% higher than they were at the start of 2026. Average monthly repayments are now sitting around $4,502. Compare that with five years ago, when the average loan was $548,000 […]
Compare the Market‘s Economic Director David Koch has urged the Reserve Bank to explain why households should pay the price for inflation he argues has been driven by increased public sector hiring, wages and spending, in a frank open letter to Governor Michele Bullock. With economists and financial markets increasingly tipping a rate rise on […]
Ms Michele Bullock, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia Dear Governor, I’m writing to you publicly because millions of Australians are crying out right now… and because on 29 September a great many of them are likely to be handed a bill they did little to run up. The case your board will consider on 29 […]
South Australian families looking to avoid a royal rip-off could be in for a treat at this year’s Adelaide Show, with new Compare the Market analysis finding that showbags may not be as expensive as once thought. Showgoers could save between 4% and 37% for some popular showbags compared to buying identical products at the […]
Australians are set to take a practical approach to their tax refunds this year, with new Compare the Market research revealing that many are planning to use tax refunds to strengthen their finances rather than splurge on discretionary spending.* More than a third of Australians surveyed (38.37%) said they intend to put their tax return […]
As the mercury continues to dip around the country, more than half of Australians surveyed have admitted that they’ll switch off their heating in a bid to beat high electricity bills, according to new Compare the Market research.* A new survey found that 51.27% of Australians would be either highly likely (25.93%) or somewhat likely […]
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