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Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it
WorldThe Guardian

Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it

As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enough Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conflict, and he has a point. The trouble is, voters aren’t buying what the treasurer is selling. Continue reading...

‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care laws
WorldThe Guardian

‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care laws

Labor government under pressure to create social media watchdog as new online safety standards bill passes lower house Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government wants to ban AI chatbots which seek to create “emotional intimacy” after prime minister Anthony Albanese raised the alarm in a heartfelt speech about children treating these agents as their “best friend”. But Labor is coming under increasing pressure to empower the telecommunications ombudsman to become a watchdog for social media and AI to give Australians an external complaints mechanism and allow the “naming and shaming” of big tech. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year
WorldThe Guardian

Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year

CPI release comes ahead of Reserve Bank decision next week as the Middle East conflict intensifies the cost-of-living crisis Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s headline inflation rate has accelerated to 4.3%, with a key gauge that strips out volatile prices also elevated, sharpening expectations of another interest rate rise next week. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred measure of consumer prices, called underlying inflation, came in at an annual 3.6% to September. Continue reading...

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