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As interest rates rise, is honesty Labor's only policy?
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12 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Interest rates have risen again, this time by half a percent, and from all accounts the Reserve Bank isn't finished yet.
The new Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says it means millions of Australians will be finding it much harder to make ends meet.
So what is he saying he'll do about it?
Today, economics reporter Gareth Hutchens on what we know of the new government's plans to ease the pain.
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Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
The new Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says it means millions of Australians will be finding it much harder to make ends meet.
So what is he saying he'll do about it?
Today, economics reporter Gareth Hutchens on what we know of the new government's plans to ease the pain.
Featured:
Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
Released:
Aug 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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