ust Bureau of Stats.Prices of goods and services controlled by government are at the source of inflation which is makinh balancing a budget so challenging.
Consumer Price Index, AustraliaOver the twelve months to the June 2024 quarter, the CPI rose 3.8%. The most significant price rises this quarter were Housing (+1.1%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.2%), Clothing and footwear (+3.1%), and Alcohol and tobacco (+1.5%).
The government increases the price of alcohol twice a year.
They stupidly import more immigrants than there are houses, so costs go up.
So despite denials Mr Albanese, treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Fed Govt are the root cause of our economic trouble. according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics