Hume Media Releases

Today’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows Labor’s cost of living crisis is hurting hardworking Australians.

Core inflation – the RBA’s preferred measure – rose to 4.1%, well above the RBA’s target.

The Coalition condemns Labor’s last-minute deal to backflip on reducing red tape for Australia’s world-leading gas industry.

Labor’s deal will lock in higher taxes, slower approvals and will raise costs on our resources industry while giving no regulatory relief to boost investment.

The alarming rise in the unemployment rate highlights the increasingly tough economic conditions faced by Australians under the Albanese Labor Government.

Federal Member for Hume, Angus Taylor, believes IPART’s decision to scale back Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s proposed rate hike is in the best interest of the community.