{
  "id": 18134307,
  "title": "Australia has an especially bad inflation problem. So why are we only middle-of-the pack on the misery index?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/australia-has-an-especially-bad-inflation-problem-so-why-are-we-only",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T14:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/australian-economy-inflation-cost-of-living-misery-index"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Comparing Australia to other countries may not be much comfort but does offer some perspective on the economy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Is Australia’s inflation problem worse than the rest of the world’s? A day after the Reserve Bank delivered its fifth interest rate hike for the year, increasingly stressed mortgage holders would be justified asking. Continue…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}