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Some of the families now receiving Family Boost payments are among the 10% wealthiest in the country, an economist says.

With no certification needed to check new rental standards, building experts and advocates are calling for independent oversight. Audio

The overall cost of interchange fees is around $1 billion for businesses, which were often passed onto customers through surcharges. Audio

The cost of the ACT leader's Regulatory Standards Bill work could be as high as $60m a year, officials say. Audio

"People took the assumption that it was so ridiculous that it was never going to happen," one critic says.

The case involves more than 150,000 customers who were impacted by overcharging of fees and interest.

The government is defending the amount of money spent on its retail crime advisory group, but Labour says it is a hard sum of money to stomach.

The woman was one of 1469 complaints to Financial Services Complaints Ltd in the year to 30 June.