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Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas
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Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5%
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- Australia news
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- Patrick Commins
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- Sep 30, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC
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- Sep 30, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC
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