Australians planning an Easter getaway will spend an average $1,700 on holiday fun this year, with rocky road trips and hot crossing state borders among the most popular options according to Compare the Market.* A third of Australians surveyed said they had booked a getaway, with about 18% of those people mapping out a road […]
Losing luggage during a holiday is a nightmare situation that travellers hope to never encounter. According to a new study by Compare the Market, this nightmare scenario is more common than travellers might think. The study, in which more than 3,000 people across Australia, America and Canada were surveyed, found that 20.4% of Australian travellers […]
Sydney families looking to splash cash on showbags at this year’s Easter Show are in for a royal saving, with new research from Compare the Market revealing it’s cheaper in many cases to buy a bag at the show than it is to purchase the same items at the shops. Compare the Market crunched the […]
Australians looking to satisfy their sweet tooth this Easter are in for a shock, with new Compare the Market research revealing that the price of common Easter treats and snacks are up around 10% on average compared to last year. The research comes as the Prime Minister promises a crackdown on supermarket price gouging if […]
Easter may be the sweetest time of year for humans, but Compare the Market is warning families to be extra careful with their chocolate and goodies around cats and dogs, which can face an increased risk of illness during this period. The Easter long weekend is one of the busiest times for vets and emergency […]
New research from Compare the Market has run the numbers to find out how much school holidays impact electricity bills from children’s screen use, and in Australia, it more than doubles. In comparison to other Western countries, Australian school holiday screen time costs are some of the highest in the world. Due to spending six […]
Australian motorists are potentially missing out on savings, with a new Compare the Market study finding almost one-in-four drivers have stayed loyal to the same car insurance brand for more than 10 years. The car insurance comparison experts – who surveyed more than 1,000 Australians as part of a global Car Ownership 2025 report – […]
Disappointed homeowners hoping for mortgage relief from the Reserve Bank have been urged to negotiate their own rate cuts or switch to cheaper rates – a move that could save some borrowers hundreds of dollars on their monthly repayments. Compare the Market Economic Director David Koch said the cash rate hold was a let down […]
New research has revealed that electricity prices have started to broadly fall across the globe, following the jump in prices for many countries across the 2020’s, especially within Europe. That’s according to a new study by Compare the Market, which has looked at how residential electricity prices have fluctuated since 1980, across 29 different countries. […]
This is going to hurt. Around 15 million Aussies with some form of private health care cover are about to feel the pinch of another rate rise on 1 April. The government has approved an industry average price increase of 3.73% – the biggest hike since 2018 and a kick in the teeth as Aussies […]
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