The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate for the first time in two years yesterday, to 3.85 per cent. Exactly as mortgage holders have been fearing.

But what if many of us are not actually in the cost-of-living crisis that we keep being told that we’re in? And that this new interest rate is comparativelygood?

Today, senior economics reporter Matt Wade on how obsessing over the cost of living hides the real challenges of our age.

The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate for the first time in two years yesterday, to 3.85 per cent. Exactly as mortgage holders have been fearing. But what if many of us are not actually in the cost-of-living crisis that we keep being told that we&rsquo;re in? And that this new interest rate is comparatively good? Today, senior economics reporter Matt Wade on how obsessing over the cost of living hides the real challenges of our age.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Why our obsession with interest rates and cost of living is a problem

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Can the Coalition reunite, after two weeks of political infighting? And will the Liberal and National parties’ leaders, Sussan Ley and David Littleproud, even keep their jobs, given the threats to their leadership that continue to play out, as this episode goes to air?

These are only two of the political tripwires that are at high risk of being stepped on, this week; a period that veteran political analyst Sean Kelly calls “absolutely insane”.

Today columnist Sean Kelly on this week’s expected chaos and whether it might lead the government to finally enact bold changes, in housing and tax reform.

Can the Coalition reunite, after two weeks of political infighting? And will the Liberal and National parties&rsquo; leaders, Sussan Ley and David Littleproud, even keep their jobs, given the threats to their leadership that continue to play out, as this episode goes to air? These are only two of the political tripwires that are at high risk of being stepped on, this week; a period that veteran political analyst Sean Kelly calls &ldquo;absolutely insane&rdquo;. Today columnist Sean Kelly on this week&rsquo;s expected chaos and whether it might lead the government to finally enact bold changes, in housing and tax reform.

'A crazy week' ahead: Leadership spills and more Liberal defections

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"No jab no play” policy means unvaccinated children can’t be enrolled in childcare or preschool in most Australian jurisdictions. But some parents have found ways to evade those laws.

According to an investigation by reporter Kayla Olaya, these parents are using Facebook groups to share the contacts of doctors who will falsify their children’s immunisation records. This, as vaccine uptake in Australia has stalled below national targets.

"No jab no play&rdquo; policy means unvaccinated children can&rsquo;t be enrolled in childcare or preschool in most Australian jurisdictions. But some parents have found ways to evade those laws. According to an investigation by reporter Kayla Olaya, these parents are using Facebook groups to share the contacts of doctors who will falsify their children&rsquo;s immunisation records. This, as vaccine uptake in Australia has stalled below national targets.

Forged via Facebook. The anti-vax parents faking child health records

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The drama between the Liberals and the Nationals continued this week with what seems to be a total breakdown in the relationship between Liberal leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud.

Meanwhile, Ley's leadership remains in mortal peril, and in a plot twist, Littleproud faces his own leadership challenge next week.

Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal joins Jacqueline Maley in today's episode.

The drama between the Liberals and the Nationals continued this week with what seems to be a total breakdown in the relationship between Liberal leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud.
Meanwhile, Ley's leadership remains in mortal peril, and in a plot twist, Littleproud faces his own leadership challenge next week.
Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal joins Jacqueline Maley in today's episode.

A funeral, secret plots, and 'wayward children' — another messy week for the Coalition

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Why our obsession with interest rates and cost of living is a problem

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