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Petrol is holding up inflation – the 7 graphs that show what's happening to prices and what it will mean for interest rates

Written by John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra

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Today’s figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show inflation fell in the September quarter for the third consecutive quarter.

But petrol prices kept it uncomfortably high.

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Petrol is holding up inflation – the 7 graphs that show what's happening to prices and what it will mean for interest rates

As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on Google

New data shows the ACT and Queensland’s economies are beating the rest of the nation

Real wages have grown – just – over the past year. But they’re still down near 2011 levels

Nutifood–ViPlus Dairy Partnership Gains Victorian Government Support in Vietnam Visit

Australian businesses have actually been slow to adopt AI, survey finds

Years in the making, the first complete monthly inflation report is almost here

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