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Just a day after hiking up international mobile roaming charges by a whopping 50% and tripling excess data charges, Telstra is at it again, this time hitting consumers with the introduction of a 50 cent charge for calling directory assistance from landlines.

Australia Post has introduced a concession stamp for pensioners and other eligible concession card holders just one week before the basic postage rate increases.

The rabble-rousers and outraged tabloid readers/listeners/viewers are getting hot under the collar about a $300 million budget allocation for the Household Assistance Scheme associated with the digital TV switchover. I reckon their concern could be misplaced.