Inflation is political kryptonite for Labor but if the PM campaigns on Medicare, tax reform and real wage rises, it could win
Bill Kelty says Labor is still a chance to win the election, but it will need a set of policies on wages, taxation, investment, education and healthcare. Robert Duong
The next election will be determined primarily on the issue of inflation – the increase in the cost of living.
Coming out of the COVID-19 crisis, inflation surged nearly everywhere. Australia was no exception. But it was not just the post-pandemic structural demand and supply issues that generated world inflation.
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