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If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line? | Greg Jericho

The Guardian Australia (Business) Greg Jericho

1 Oct 2026 01:00 AEST Summary

Economy Reserve Bank of Australia Interest Rates Housing Unemployment

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After the RBA governor Michele Bullock held a press conference where she announced the cash rate was being raised to 4.6%, the ABC’s Alan Kohler.

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Niral Score 22.6 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, political diction and 3 more and 3 at zero

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inflation17recession9employment7prices6unemployment6full5job5massive5petrol5rate5get4need4think4thinking4apparently3away3bank3central3due3expectations3fell3important3increase3mandate3needed3never3people3price3rise3stable3start3war3actually2adults2come2consistent2core2dealbreaker2driven2economy2fine2governor2hope2level2losses2low2lower2means2moment2percentage2rates2really2recover2saying2scenario2see2seems2something2things2took2and 2 more

Sentiment -0.8 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 A story about politics, written without coded language Jingoistic 2.7 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Sourcing 50 unattributednamed sources Mood 10.6 sorrowjoyful

3 read zero: generational, gender, religious

Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Religious 0 not invokedovert

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The Guardian Australia (Business)as they published this story	22.6

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