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Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs | Greg Jericho https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/apr/30/inflation-rba-interest-rate-rise-reserve-bank-australia-abs #AustralianEconomy #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #CostOfLivingCrisis #ReserveBankOfAustralia #InterestRates

Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs

The latest ABS consumer price index figures show just how pointless hiking interest rates would be at dealing with inflation. But raising rates is baked into the Reserve Bank’s DNA

The Guardian

The Guardian Feeds 15h ago

Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite
By Patrick Commins Economics editor

Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/29/inflation-increase-australia-rba-reserve-bank-interest-rates-fuel-iran

#Australianeconomy #JimChalmers #Australianews #Australianpolitics #Inflation #Interestrates #Petrolprices #Costoflivingcrisis #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Inflation jumps to 4.6% in Australia as Iran war fuel shock begins to bite

Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates for a third straight meeting next Tuesday

The Guardian

atomicker 16h ago

"Once again, Ottawa is asking millions of people struggling with high rising costs to wait for market mechanisms to deliver affordability."

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/fiscal-update-2026/

#Canada #CDNPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #EconoimcUpdate

Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects | CCPA

Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same

CCPA

The Guardian Feeds 21h ago

The Vampire index: where Australia’s fuel crisis is biting the hardest
By Josh Nicholas, Andy Ball and Cait Kelly

City dwellers who can least afford the high cost of petrol have the worst access to public transport. These maps highlight their plight

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/28/fuel-crisis-petrol-affordability-australia

#Petrolprices #Costoflivingcrisis #Australianews #Melbourne #Transport #Personalfinance #Urbanplanning #Victoria #JoshNicholas #AndyBall #CaitKelly

The Vampire index: where Australia’s fuel crisis is biting the hardest

City dwellers who can least afford the high cost of petrol have the worst access to public transport. These maps highlight their plight

The Guardian

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Llewelyn Pritchard 1d ago

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ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic E...

ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic Empowerment Solutions for Democracy, Justice & Climate Stability Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth. Culture before collapse.”

ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic Empowerment Solutions for Democracy, Justice & Climate Stability Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth.

The Guardian Feeds 1d ago

‘You can see why I love this car’: even amid a fuel crisis some Australian drivers can fill up for $60
By Jack Larkin

Carl Camilleri is one of a dwindling number of owners of LPG-fuelled cars. As petrol and diesel prices go through the roof, they’re sparking a dose of Australian car industry nostalgia

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/you-can-see-why-i-love-this-car-even-amid-a-fuel-crisis-some-australian-drivers-can-fill-up-for-60

#Petrolprices #Transport #Australianews #Costoflivingcrisis #Roadtransport #Fossilfuels #Environment #RuralandregionalAustralia #NewSouthWales #JackLarkin

‘You can see why I love this car’: even amid a fuel crisis some Australian drivers can fill up for $60

Carl Camilleri is one of a dwindling number of owners of LPG-fuelled cars. As petrol and diesel prices go through the roof, they are sparking a dose of Australian car industry nostalgia

The Guardian

Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)2d ago

Starmer, Badenoch and Farage have been brainstorming the #CostOfLivingCrisis

Their take; reduce childcare and fuel allowance.

Next it will be cutting standards to cut costs let's have fewer doctors, firemen, fewer policeman, fewer teachers.

That will save money.

Then poor quality food, poor quality water. What next?

The only way forward with Labour, Conservatives and Reform is Austerity 2,0.

The Guardian Feeds 2d ago

Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/australian-economy-spending-middle-east-war-household-budget

#Consumeraffairs #Australianeconomy #Business #Australianews #USIsraelwaronIran #Consumerspending #Business #Economics #Consumeraffairs #Costoflivingcrisis #Petrolprices #Retailindustry #JonathanBarrettBusinesseditor

Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend

Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare

The Guardian

The Guardian Feeds 2d ago

Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/27/australian-economy-spending-middle-east-war-household-budget

Cheap spirits, pricey condoms: how war in the Middle East is shifting the way Australians spend

Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcare

The Guardian

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Llewelyn Pritchard 3d ago

trumpsauthoritarianassault.blogspot.com/2026/02/one-... #OneCrisisTwoFaces #CivicEmpowermentSolutions #DemocracyReform #ClimateBreakdown #CostOfLivingCrisis #CulturalRegeneration #PoliticalAccountability #JusticeBeforeEconomicGrowth #ActNow #TellTheTruth #BeTheChange XR

ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic E...

ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic Empowerment Solutions for Democracy, Justice & Climate Stability Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth. Culture before collapse.”

ONE CRISIS, TWO FACES: Civic Empowerment Solutions for Democracy, Justice & Climate Stability Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth. C