Australians are over the moon for “Luna” – the name has topped the charts for cats and dogs in 2025, for the third year running according to new data from Compare the Market. The pet insurance experts trawled tens of thousands of quotes to confirm Luna remains Australia’s favourite pet moniker. Dog owners are loco […]
Black Friday is set to be bigger than ever in Australia this year, with new Compare the Market analysis finding that 66.1% of Australians plan to take part in the shopping frenzy in 2025.* According to Compare the Market’s latest survey of 1,004 Australian adults, the national average spend per person is expected to hit […]
Millions of Australians with health insurance will likely pay even more for cover from April 2026, with Compare the Market warning that the Federal Government is already in the process of reviewing proposed price changes from health insurers for the New Year. It comes as the 12.5 million Australians with hospital cover and 15.2 million […]
New research has placed Australia among the most natural disaster anxious countries. That’s according to a study by the home and contents insurance experts at Compare the Market Australia, which has ranked 17 countries based on their monthly search volume for 2025. The study revealed that Australia had the highest cyclone-anxiety related search volume within […]
Aussies with the “travel bug” must be careful to avoid catching a bug while travelling, with new research from Compare the Market revealing 73% of holidaymakers have experienced illness or injury while on vacation. A quarter of people surveyed said they had experienced gastro, which in serious cases can lead to severe dehydration and may […]
The Black Friday and Christmas shopping wave is upon us – but Australians continue to grow their money debt in credit cards, according to Compare the Market’s 2025 Household Budget Barometer report. Despite the rise in Buy Now, Pay Later schemes, half of Australians surveyed (50%) said they have credit card debt in 2025 – […]
Australia’s favourite meerkats, Aleksandr and Sergei, are back to put a cheeky spin on your daily weather forecast, with some help from the insurance experts at Compare the Market. Rain, hail or shine, shoppers can now enjoy a live weather check from some the world’s furriest meteorologists thanks to the comparison brand’s new dynamic billboards […]
More than three-in-four Australians plan to pass on property to their children, according to Compare the Market’s latest Household Budget Barometer report. The consumer comparison experts’ annual economic report revealed 62% of Australians surveyed who said they had children plan to transfer on at least one property to their children, while a further 14% said […]
New data from Compare the Market has revealed that Australia still ranks in the top 10 most expensive countries for public transport, despite Queensland’s network dramatically cutting down fares to just 50 cents per journey. Australia was ranked the ninth most expensive in the world for public transport costs. In data from 2023, Australia was […]
More than two thirds of Australian drivers admit to risky, dangerous or distracted driving behind the wheel, according to a new survey from Compare the Market. And our love of food could be contributing to unsafe driving habits, with more than half of respondents (54.7%) admitting to eating food or drinking non-alcoholic beverages while driving. […]
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