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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani

Overseas holidays and pints at the pub: five things Australians are splurging on as household budgets bounce back

A Qantas passenger plane on final approach to Sydney Airport during sunset in Sydney
Qantas Group carried 1.8 million more passengers in the first half of 2025 than it did in the first half of 2024. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Australians are starting to spend a little more as household budgets recover and interest rates and inflation ease, the country’s biggest companies have said.

ASX-listed businesses have reported their earnings through August, showing rising customer spending on overseas flights, pints at the pub and running shoes.

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