Australians are set to spend almost $7 billion in just four days during this year's Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales, as the cost of living sees more shoppers eager to snap up a bargain.

A woman who had to move out of her retirement unit for more than three months after the roof collapsed has called for better transparency and explanation to older freeholders about their obligations in villages.

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has uncovered dozens of online clothing stores pretending to be high-end Australian fashion boutiques. Customers are sometimes shipped cheap, low-quality goods made in Asia, and sometimes, nothing at all.

RBA Governor Michele Bullock says Australia's strategy of reducing inflation without stoking too much unemployment is part of the reason why it looks different to peer economies right now.

As the prime minister is forced to deny he stopped key environmental legislation passing the Senate, he issues a plea to Australians who are doing it tough to stay the course at the 2025 federal election.