Opinion

The cost of living is spiralling out of control

By Zoë Wundenberg
February 8 2022 - 5:25am
Popping to the shop for a few essentials can leave you $100 poorer with not much to show for it. Picture: Shutterstock
Popping to the shop for a few essentials can leave you $100 poorer with not much to show for it. Picture: Shutterstock

On Friday, I put $20 of petrol in my car at the discount petrol station. After that, I took the kids to school, went to the supermarket and to the chemist - all within a 10-kilometre radius - and my petrol light came on. Again.

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