Inflation in America is staying high mostly due to the cost of services. Some of that is rental costs, while prices for babysitters, maids and housekeepers have also surged.
The PM welcomes signals from the US that the prosecution of WikiLeaks’ founder could be dropped; John Howard accuses Labor of failing to react “in the right way” to the war in Gaza. Follow updates here.
Anthony Albanese’s comments follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that a date had been set for a ground assault on Rafah. Follow updates here.