Australia politics live updates: big banks predict May rate rise after shock CPI figure; Labor says households face cost of living ‘triple whammy’
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Labor launches economic plan after CPI increases to 5.1%; Westpac, NAB and ANZ predict RBA will raise cash rate in May; Frydenberg says teal' independents a slogan and a billboard'; home affairs minister implies timing of China security pact is political interference'; at least 46 Covid deaths recorded. Follow all the day's news
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Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie will address the press club today.
Paul Kelly, Daryl Braithwaite, Lime Cordiale and Grinspoon will be playing a major free concert in Lismore next month, in an attempt to boost morale in the wake of recent flood devastation in the region.