Getting tangled up talking about inflation, Peter Dutton has blown the opportunity he was handed | Greg Jericho

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : As to the real numbers, electricity prices remain lower in most cities than they were a year ago, even with a jump in Queensland due to the end of the state government rebate: If the graph does not display, click here The big driver of inflation over the past year has been rents - accounting for 14% of all the increase in inflation over that time: If the graph does not display, click here The issue has been most pronounced in Perth, where rent went up nearly 20% in the past year and 26% since the last election: If the graph does not display, click here Because all columns on inflation must concern themselves with interest rates, let us at least acknowledge that nothing in these figures will change the likelihood of a rate cut on 20 May.

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