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UK inflation data leaves Starmer miles off goal of growth ‘felt in people’s pockets’
Keir Starmer’s latest “milestone” for the economy is growth that can be “felt in people’s pockets”. News that inflation hit 2.6% in November, and is heading in the wrong direction, underlined just how far there is to go.
extinguished any lingering expectations of …Victorian review of NDAs gets strong support for outright ban in sexual harassment cases
About 90% of submissions to a Victorian government-led consultation have recommended restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual harassment, with a legal centre revealing pressure was put on a 15-year-old girl to sign one while she was working at a supermarket.
UK inflation hits eight-month high of 2.6%, fuelling calls to hold interest rates
UK inflation has risen to its highest level in eight months, adding to pressure on the Bank of England to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday despite a slowdown in the British economy.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the consumer prices index (CPI) rose by 2.6% last …
Wednesday briefing: The world waits after Ukraine assassinates top Putin general in Moscow
House of Commons should consider electronic voting, MPs say in letter
The Commons should consider a move to electronic voting, a group of more than 60 backbenchers have said, with the current system of filing physically through voting lobbies taking up to a fifth of their working day.
Of the 62 signatories to the joint letter to Lucy Powell, the leader …
‘I am hitting a wall’: heir of Jewish art collector calls for restitution from Germany
German experts have long agreed that Michael Hulton, the sole surviving heir to an illustrious Jewish art collector forced to flee the Nazis, has a strong case for restitution. But after years of waiting, he’s running out of patience – and time.
Hulton, 78, is the great-nephew of Alfred Flechtheim, …
Prince Andrew’s ‘opaque’ finances provoke calls for register of royal interests
‘Dark day for New Zealand’: outcry as bill to fast-track controversial mining projects is approved
A new law that could see controversial mining and infrastructure projects fast-tracked for approval across New Zealand has sparked protests in parliament and vows from critics and opposition parties to stop proposals that they fear will wreak havoc on the environment.
The coalition government’s Fast-Track Approvals legislation passed into law …
Rescuers in Vanuatu race to retrieve trapped quake victims as survivors tell of escape
Rescuers in Vanuatu’s capital of Port Vila are racing to retrieve people trapped under collapsed buildings as witnesses spoke of their escape from the powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific nation on Tuesday, killing 14 and injuring 200 others.
At least 200 people are being treated for injuries …
Five things Myefo tells us about the state of the Australian economy
Among those poring over today’s release of
the Albanese government’s midyear budget scorecard
will be Reserve Bank economists and those millions of borrowers holding out for early interest rate relief.Here are some of the key economic takeaways from the midyear economic and fiscal outlook: