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While inflation remains well above the Reserve Bank’s target, there are details in the numbers that may give it reasons to hold off another rate hike in May. Source link

About 36,000 children are enrolled under the brand’s 395 childcare and early learning centres, which include centres such as Headstart, Jellybeans, Kool Kids and Kindy Patch Kids. Source link

Victoria and Western Australia will be affected the most, with 12 centres shutting in each state. NSW, Queensland and South Australia will also have closures. Source link

Headline inflation surges to 4.6 per cent in March, but underlying inflation remains at 3.3 per cent. Source link

A Greens-led proposal passed by the council last night argues the current 180-day cap on short-term rental accommodation is not doing enough to address the rental housing crisis. Source link

ABS data shows a rise in inflation to 4.6 per cent in March, the highest since September 2023, as the Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift interest rates again next week. Follow live. Source link

Water users in part of the Murray-Darling Basin are anxious that a proposal to protect their interests during droughts has been abandoned, as the dry conditions continue to worsen. Source link

Companies that use plastic packaging are facing price pressures and supply disruptions, which they warn will likely mean higher costs for consumers. The cost of food-grade resin out of Singapore, which is used in milk bottles, has increased 110 per cent since the start of the Middle East war. Source link

Waste recycling company NuGrow will fight 11 environmental nuisance charges relating to its Swanbank food recycling plant in a two-week trial later this year. Source link

Rockhampton’s Plaza Hotel is set to go under the hammer after closing down more than a decade ago. Source link