We’ve become a nation of shopaholics, but can it last? - Sydney Morning Herald

Australians have endured two years in which retail therapy was a rare bright spot. Now there’s a chorus saying it must stop eventually.

Experts and analysts have been left to reconcile the recent retail exuberance with the storms that many, including the nations treasurer, are predicting. This weeks consumer price index figures show… [+5858 chars]

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