Wake Up to Money - One day to go
The government has just announced a range of 'everyday fixes' designed with the hard-up consumer in mind. But is extending parental pay, offering higher mileage rates and potentially lowering the price of a tin of baked beans a serious measure to counter the cost of living - or a sweetener ahead of harder news in the budget?
And we speak to a business rates expert and a hotelier to find out what the budget has in store for the hard-pressed hospitality sector.
And everybody needs good Neighbours. But do they really need AI-generated one-minute-long 'microdramas' of the Australian soap saga? Sean Farrington takes a very brief trip to Ramsay Street to find out.
Published on Tuesday, 27th October 2026.
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