With 11 rate rises, soaring rents, rising grocery bills and eye-popping power prices, it's become really hard for a lot of Australians to make ends meet.
So as the government prepares to deliver a budget tomorrow, how and who is it going to help?
Today, Radio National Breakfast host and the Party Room podcast co-host, Patricia Karvelas, on what might be on offer, and whether Labor will go after the big end of town.
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Patricia Karvelas, host, ABC RN Breakfast and co-host, The Party Room
We used to think of it as the Spirit of Australia, but in recent years we've had much more of a love-hate relationship with Qantas.
Now, the man who's been at the helm for 15 years is on his way out.
Today, ABC investigative reporter, Stephen Long, on how Alan Joyce changed our national carrier, and whether our flying experience will improve, now he's going.
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Stephen Long, ABC investigative reporter
Australia's efforts to combat smoking have been revered around the world, but now we’re breeding a new generation of nicotine addicts.
Vaping has taken off, and the government's now trying to catch up with a ban on the recreational use of e-cigarettes.
But will it work, or just push sales further into the black market?
Today, a leading researcher in the field on the vaping epidemic.
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Dr Emily Banks, professor of epidemiology and public health, Australian National University, Canberra
Even though inflation seems to be coming down, the Reserve Bank has started raising interest rates again, making it the eleventh time in a year.
So what's going on?
And when will the prices of everything from food to rent return to normal?
Today, ABC business reporter, Nassim Khadem, on why it's going to take a while yet.
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Nassim Khadem, ABC business reporter
From face-lifts to tummy tucks and liposuction, in Australia cosmetic surgery has become a multi-million-dollar business.
But things can - and do - go very wrong.
Today, investigative reporter Adele Ferguson on the government's announcement of a crackdown on the cosmetic cowboys.
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Adele Ferguson, investigative reporter, ABC Four Corners, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald