Aussie households choosing power bills over medical care

Energy Consumers Australia reports that 21% of Australian households are forgoing essentials like rent, mortgage payments or non-bulk billed medical treatment to pay power bills, with 62% avoiding air conditioning or heating to save money. Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson has pledged to restrict taxpayer-funded travel to domestic trips only, following revelations that coalition colleagues spent tens of thousands on overseas visits before retiring shortly after returning. A parenting debate has emerged on social media about whether a mother should replace a $10 Hello Kitty toy her nine-year-old daughter lost on the same day of purchase.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.