Good morning,
It’s Thursday, 30th of July.
Here’s what’s happening in the world of Auspol:
Labor minister confronted for destroying economy
Liberals call for national crackdown on union corruption
New inflation figures
Labor minister confronted for destroying economy
Senator Bridget McKenzie confronted Labor minister Amanda Rishworth on live TV:
“You’re not cutting spending. You’re taxing Australians, and small businesses are going under… the biggest drop in living standards in the developed world… Your lack of economic credentials is embarrassing”
In response, Labor minister Amanda Rishworth claimed the Coalition wanted to cut Medicare, which McKenzie labelled a “scare campaign”
Liberals call for national crackdown on corruption
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says “what started in Victoria has now been replicated nationwide”:
“The model from Dan Andrews has been taken by Anthony Albanese to Canberra”
Wilson says people needed to be “thrown into jail”
New inflation figures
Inflation for June rose slower than expected
As a result, markets predict the RBA will not raise interest rates
The biggest rise in prices was electricity at 22.4%
While Treasurer Jim Chalmers has celebrated the figures, independent economist Chris Richardson says government spending continues to fuel inflation
See you tomorrow,
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