Latest Figures Show Another Drop in Inflation

Published Mar 26, 2025, 2:16 AM

Inflation has dropped again over the last month, driven by the lower cost of fuel, electricity and dairy products.

Labor's new tax cuts have passed the Lower House - without the support of the Coalition. 

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Hello, and welcome to the update. I'm t Lisa writer. Headline inflation has remained steady at two and a half percent for the year to January. Bureau of Statistics data shows the federal GALVE energy rebates are helping keep the figure low. Underlying inflation, which ignores power prices and other volatile items, has ticked up slightly to two point eight percent. The Federal GALV is waiting to find out from the US President if Australia will face tariffs on some metal products. Donald Trump is considering if we should be exempt from a twenty five percent levy on steel and aluminum imports. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is in the US right now to meet with his counterpart over there. It's clear to us before the meeting, during the meeting, and after the meeting, this call will be made by President Trump on the advice of senior figures in his administration.

I think that's been self evident for some time.

One of two nurses sacked from a Sydney hospital for making anti Semitic comments in an online video has now been charged. The twenty six year old woman and her lawyer attended a police station last night. Police Commissioner Karen Webb says a woman is facing federal offenses.

She has been charged with three Commonwealth matters including threatened violence to a group and use a carriage service to threaten to kill and another for menace, harass and offend so serious matters and she has been charged and failed to attend court.

Detectives have not yet been able to speak with the second nurse. Labor is questioning Peter Dutten's property portfolio in the lead up to the federal election. Over thirty five years, the opposition leader has made more than two dozen property transactions worth thirty million dollars, buying and selling home shopping strips and childcare centers, and Aldi is the worst of the major supermarkets when it comes to cutting plastic use. According to a new sustainability report. There's calls for Australia to follow the lead of other countries like the UK, where some supermarkets regularly report on their use of plastic packaging. Sport Entertainment annexed in Sport Australia will face Afghanistan for a spot in the Champions Trophy semifinals. Rain washed out at clash with South Africa to AFL News and Pies take on Tigers in a practice match tonight. Last night, the Bombits beat the Cats by twenty one points, and Tim Zeu's team is taking extra precautions as they prepare him for his comeback fight. He's been banned from talking about future fights or paydays, while his famous dat will no longer be welcome ringside in entertainment, News will smooth his raised eyebrows with a flirty performance with Spanish singer India Martinez. The actor hit the stage to perform their new song in Miami, with a pair appearing to share a near kiss during the performance. Australia's team Eurovision has shocked with their nominated act for this year's contest in Switzerland. Instead of sending an established pop star, rising French ossi Ardes Gojo has been selected to perform, and a former co star has revealed a young Ryan Reynolds was difficult to work with, Matthew Lawrence admitting Reynolds had dispute with producers and the director of their two thousand film Bolt Neck over creative differences. And that's the latest from the Nova Podcast newsroom. We'll have another episode of the Update fore You later on