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With the rising cost of living on everyone's minds, some have resorted to extreme measures to cut costs.

'Dumpster diving' is a growing trend, with some people claiming they haven't spent money on groceries in four years.

Dumpster Diver and advocate Sahar Khalili told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I did this dumpster diving because I come from a background where being the eldest child, I got to eat everything."

"I'd end up finishing my plate and then finish my sister's plate," she said.

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Brisbane bus drivers plan to strike from 4am to 6am on Thursday February 20 as a part of their ongoing pay dispute with the Brisbane City Council.

Rail Tram and Bus Union Secretary Tom Brown told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I'm happy to meet in the middle during negotiations."

"The sticking point, the point of anger for our drivers, is that the pay rise is not being backdated."

"It should have come through in October last year and they're not offering to backdate it until then," Mr. Brown said.

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The RBA board has officially cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent.

The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "It means that millions of Australians will get the rate relief that they need and deserve after all
this progress that we've made together on inflation."

"But we know that the cost of living pressures are still there, they haven't all of a sudden disappeared overnight, but this rate cut will help a lot of people," The Treasurer continued.

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Film star Tom Hanks has appeared as part of a Saturday Night Live skit where his portrays as a MAGA supporter has landed him in hot water.

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The RBA board is expected to cut the cash rate for the first time in five years.

The big four banks are all forecasting a 25-basis-point drop from 4.35 down to 4.1 per cent, but will the savings be passed onto borrowers?

9News Money Editor Effie Zahos told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "You've got to remember households have been doing the heavy lifting."

"The government's been spending like there's no tomorrow and it's the households, the renters, the mortgage owners that are really pulled back to get these inflation numbers heading in the right direction," Effie Zahos said.

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the changes to the 2026 census which includes questions about sexual orientation and gender for people aged 16 years and over in addition to an existing question about the respondent’s 'sex recorded at birth.'

The census will introduce non-gendered terms to describe household and family relationships as well.

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The RBA will be handing down it's cash rate decision this afternoon, but whatever the result, it will do little to solve the current cost of living crisis in Australia.

For instance, since Labor came to power, the cost of child care has soared by 22.3 per cent.

Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education Angie Bell told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Since [Labor] introduced their so-called cheaper childcare measures, out-of-pocket costs for families are up by 12.7%."

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Six people have been hit by a car that crashed after allegedly doing a burnout near Cessnock NSW. 

Police allege that the 18-year-old driver lost control of the car and then crashed into two parked cars before hitting onlookers.

Peter Fegan has highlighted the growing carelessness and disrespect of provisional drivers across the country, raising the question, should provisional drivers be subject to capped speed limits in Queensland?

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