Story one of ten today, about five minutes for the lot
The same five beers and two cigarette packs cost 89% more in Melbourne now than they did a decade ago.
Why it mattersEvery time alcohol and tobacco excise rises, Australians pay more to go out, even if their wages stay the same.
Cost of living pressure triggers six times more petrol theft than fuel prices, and police charge fewer than one in ten offenders.
Why it mattersCost of living crisis is pushing ordinary Australians to crime in ways petrol prices never did, signalling broader economic stress in households.
Top-tier homes fell more than 10.7 per cent in Sydney and more than 10.5 per cent in Melbourne; low-priced properties held steady.
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