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MIND
The Cost-of-Living Crisis
and Our Mental Health
In Australia, the cost-of-living crisis has emerged
as a signi昀椀cant challenge, touching every aspect
of daily life from the kitchen table to the broader
economy. With in昀氀a琀椀on rates soaring and the prices
of essen琀椀al goods, including housing, u琀椀li琀椀es, and
groceries, climbing steadily, many Australians 昀椀nd
themselves caught in a 昀椀nancial vice.