This episode features some of the best conversations of 2023, ABC News Daily will be back on Monday 29th January, 2024.
We’re in a cost of living crisis and in 2023 we saw multiple interest rate hikes by the RBA, ballooning mortgage repayments for borrowers.
In this episode we explore whether rate hikes are the only way to fight inflation, and ask when our wages will finally catch up.
Featured:
Michael Janda, ABC senior digital business reporter
Gareth Hutchens, ABC business and economics reporter
Why Chinese people are the latest boat arrivals
The Gina Rinehart portrait battle
Laura Tingle on why Labor can’t quit gas
Are robotaxis safe enough for our roads?
Can Australia really afford to make stuff?
Years in jail for exposing military secrets
What the budget means for you
How China spies on dissidents in Australia
Will RFK Jr help or harm Trump’s campaign?
Would you fall for the ‘elaborate’ new scams?
What Stormy Daniels told the Trump trial
The terrorism risk and radicalised teens
The case for banning phones for kids
Can Boeing rebuild trust after safety scares?
When should uni protests be shut down?
Why budget airlines keep failing
Could there be three rate hikes this year?
The violence against women ‘tipping point’
Why more kids are saying no to school
Louise Milligan on male violence
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