'Impossible to get ahead': Canberra inflation rate rises above national average

Madeleine Rojahn · ABC News (AU)

Published 2 Nov 2026, 5:35 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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The ACT's inflation rate jumped to 4.7 per cent in the 12 months to September this year, and with households curbing costs some Canberra business owners have been left without customers and unable to afford wages.

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