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Australia’s consumer price index (CPI) has accelerated sharply, rising 4.6% in the year to March – its highest level since 2023 – as fuel ...

Australia faces its highest inflation since 2023 with one economist warning that the new figure is already out of date with worse to come.

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Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war. The proposal ...

Data is set to reveal fuel prices surged due to the Iran war, adding to already worrying inflation. © Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS Data is likely ...

Data is set to reveal fuel prices surged due to the Iran war, adding to already worrying inflation. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS The Iran ...