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Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
There are lots of other ingredients you can use to make foods puff and rise, give your meal a rich taste, or to hold together ingredients.
Money may not buy you happiness, but a favourite keepsake can boost happiness and wellbeing.
It’s not easy talking to kids about the cost-of-living crunch. Many fear landing their kids with a lifelong ‘scarcity mindset’, where a person is cursed with a feeling spending money is always wrong.
Even if your bill is falling, though, this may bring no sudden relief due to continued high inflation and interest rates.
Different rates of inflation indicate high prices have become ‘embedded’ in these economies.
Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
Education, contacts and luck can play a considerable role when it comes to building up wealth.
Landlords don’t think renters will pay more for homes with rooftop solar. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Here’s what you need to know about these mini loans.
The bar was always too hard for Dutton. This week’s budget, whatever criticisms can be made of it, has been an elusive target for the Liberals
A strong revenue flow, including from a pick-up in wages, appears to have made it possible for the government to do somewhat more on welfare payments than it originally intended
Fuel subsidy removal can benefit workers and poor Nigerians, if the process is carefully managed and implemented.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that “for too long, those working in aged care have been asked to work harder for longer without enough reward, but with this budget that changes”
Canadian universities host thousands of international students, many of whom come from India. While all these students need housing, many face discrimination in the rental market.
Coronation Quiche may be fit for a king. But with a few tweaks, can be made to suit your budget. Hint: store-bought pastry is cheaper.
Initiatives like the federal government’s new grocery rebate are only a small step towards ending food insecurity in Canada. A broader guaranteed basic income is long overdue.
The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
Research shows what happens when people are forced to swap their favourite shops.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Personal Finance, University of Bristol
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Visting Instructor in Sociology, University of South Florida
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Wayne Simpson is a Friend of The Conversation.
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