Analysis

Pressure mounts on Labor ahead of October budget

Gerard Cockburn
Updated October 4 2022 - 5:09pm, first published 4:00pm

The sixth consecutive rate rise by the Reserve Bank will place greater scrutiny on whether Labor's inaugural budget will be able to ease cost pressures facing Australian households.

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Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

Economics Reporter

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