consumerism Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/consumerism/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 01:31:10 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://journeyonline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Journey-Logo-With-UCA-logo_Site-identity_Artboard-2_Artboard-2-copy-32x32.png consumerism Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/consumerism/ 32 32 Journey’s last-minute Christmas gift guide https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/journeys-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide/ https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/journeys-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 01:31:10 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=23577 With Christmas less than two weeks away, news reports suggest Christmas spending is at its weakest in four years as shoppers struggle to find the must-have presents to put under the tree. Some blame economic factors such as rising utility costs and slow income growth, others cite the lack of new toys and trinkets in ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/journeys-last-minute-christmas-gift-guide/feed/ 0 How good is your gift? https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/how-good-is-your-gift/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/how-good-is-your-gift/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:35:44 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=22098 While there’s seemingly no escape from the onslaught of consumerism during the Christmas season, Cath Taylor unwraps the act of giving in a theological context.  Australians give a lot of gifts—about $8.9 billion worth last year, apparently. But how good were they? A jaw-dropping $500 million worth ended up back on eBay within a month ...

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