The quarterly average for retail petrol prices decreased in the December quarter 2024, hitting a three-year low in real (inflation adjusted) terms, the ACCC’s latest petrol monitoring report has found. Click to enlarge Average retail petrol prices across the...
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Banks Agree to Federal Government Moratorium on Bank Closures in the Regions
The big four banks have agreed to ensure no regional bank branches will close before July 2027. The Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, National Australia and Westpac have agreed to a federal government moratorium to cease further closures over the next two years. Federal...
NRMA Lends Help to Glen Innes Customers
NRMA Insurance sent out one of their HELP response vehicles to Glen Innes over the weekend following the wild hailstorms which wreaked havoc around the town last weekend. The vehicle is a mobile claims centre so customers can talk to the claims team face-to-face,...
HECS Debts to be Wiped
Millions of Australians will have hundreds of dollars wiped from their HECS debt after the government passed new laws which will change how the student loans are indexed each year. News.com.au reports about $3bn will be removed from more than three million Help loans;...
Aussies Warned of New Centrelink Scam
Services Australia has confirmed a series of fake websites, which are popping up as ads online and on social media, claiming to offer a “bonus payment” of $890, which people must claim before the end of October, only to steal their personal data. According to...
Westpac and St George Bank Outage
Millions of St. George and Westpac bank customers were unable to access their money online or through app banking following a major outage on Monday. The outage lasted for two hours with Westpac's online and banking services confirming in a statement the outage...
Regional Australia Bank Planned Outage
Regional Australia Bank customers are expected to experience disruptions to their banking services over the weekend, including digital banking, bank cards and Automatic Teller Machine usage. The planned outage is due to a major system update as part of the recent...
Petrol Prices Fall Despite June Quarter Figures
Average retail petrol prices were higher in the June quarter but have since reduced, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report. The ACCC monitors fuel prices in all capital cities and over 190 regional locations The June Quarter showed average...
Fuel Apps To Save Cash
Motorists can save money on fuel by using one of the many free fuel price apps and websites to shop around for lower fuel prices. The ACCC’s latest petrol industry report on fuel price apps and websites and petrol price cycles illustrates the benefits that fuel price...





