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Dec
05
2025

“Buying blind”: The Great Australian Scam of 2026

Australian home buyers continue to be approaching the property market blind, with Compare the Market research finding almost two-thirds of house listings did not indicate any price. In the second iteration of Compare the Market’s “Great Australian Scam” analysis, an alarming 63% of the 400 sampled three- and four-bedroom property listings in Brisbane and Sydney […]

Dec
04
2025

South Australia crowned nation’s worst regifters at Christmas

If you’re making a list and checking it twice this Christmas, you may want to ask your South Australian family and friends for suggestions. New research from Compare the Market has found South Australia is the regifting capital of Australia during the festive season. A third of South Australians (33.76%) surveyed said they regift presents […]

Dec
02
2025

Staggering Christmas 2025 spend revealed as 41% risk debt to fund festive period

Compare the Market is warning Australians to be wary of putting Christmas on credit this year, with alarming new research revealing that 41% plan to pay for Xmas using credit cards, personal loans and Buy Now, Pay Later Services.* It comes as the average Australian is set to fork out $828.01 this year on presents, […]

Dec
01
2025

Shock cost of Christmas light energy usage revealed as 59% of Aussies plan festive blackout

It’s a beloved Christmas tradition that will become a thing of the past for many in 2025, with 59.4% of Australians surveyed by Compare the Market revealing they won’t be hanging Christmas lights this year.* However, cost shouldn’t be a barrier to hanging fairy lights during the festive period, with new analysis from Compare the […]

Nov
26
2025

Revealed: The cheapest days to fly for 2025 Christmas and New Year holidays

Australian holidaymakers looking to nab a good flight deal should generally look at departing within the first two weeks of December this year, according to Compare the Market research. Ahead of another peak holiday season, the travel insurance comparison experts found flying earlier is generally better in December – with price differences in the hundreds, […]

Nov
25
2025

Online delivery issues spike year-on-year, but who covers lost or damaged packages?

With the festive period here, new research from Compare the Market reveals that the number of Australians experiencing online delivery issues has increased year-on-year, with nearly one in two experiencing problems over the past 12 months. The latest research shows that 48.26% of Australians surveyed who have purchased goods online in the past 12 months […]

Nov
18
2025

Luna leads the pack: Top pet names for 2025 revealed

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 […]

Nov
14
2025

Two-thirds of Aussies set to splurge big in this year’s Black Friday sales

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 […]

Nov
11
2025

‘Prepare for more pain’: Why health insurance will likely cost more from 2026

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 […]

Nov
07
2025

Australia Among the Most Natural Disaster Anxious Countries

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 […]

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