Albanese jets off to talk climate, but interest rate pain is never far away

Michelle Grattan · ABC News (AU)

Published 2 Oct 2026, 4:55 am·5 d ago·1 min read

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In ordinary people's day-to-day thinking the cost of living dominates, and never more than this week, when the Reserve Bank hiked rates to the highest level since 2011.

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