Christmas on a budget: How Australians are adapting amid ...

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As the holiday season begins, Christmas is feeling more stressful than festive for many Australians. After three years of rising living costs, households and small businesses say budgets are stretched to the limit. In this episode, we hear from Australians and small business owners struggling with soaring prices while Associate Professor Shumi Akhtar from the University of Sydney offers practical ways families are adapting celebrations to manage costs without losing the festive spirit.

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As the holiday season begins, Christmas is feeling more stressful than festive for many Australians. After three years of rising living costs, households and small businesses say budgets are stretched to the limit. In this episode, we hear from...

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