{
  "id": 17804929,
  "title": "High inflation and interest rates: can Labor escape the blame? - podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/high-inflation-and-interest-rates-can-labor-escape-the-blame-podcast",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/nov/02/high-inflation-and-interest-rates-can-labor-escape-the-blame-full-story-podcast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With the Reserve Bank poised to hike interest rates today, voters are increasingly pointing the finger at government spending rather than global headwinds. But with household budgets already stretched to breaking point, can Jim Chalmers tame inflation without triggering a recession? Guardian Australia economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack whether Labor is losing control of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}