What we learned today, 27 April
Today the election campaign was all about the economy, and not all of it was stupid. There was no ceasefire in the climate wars, and the day ended with the sad news of a death at Targa Tasmania. The headline highlights included:
- Labor released its economic plan, promising to crack down on multinational tax avoidance.
- Australia’s shock inflation figure is likely to be followed by a May interest rate rise amid cost of living woes.
- Business has backed Labor’s emissions plans.
- More than 7,100 people have died from Covid, and winter is coming.
- There were reports on the suffering of aged care residents, the suffering of the Indonesian family whose son Australia jailed, the suffering of an Aboriginal woman before she died, and the suffering of those who can’t afford a home.
- And we learned more about this outbreak of acute hepatitis in young children.
- On the bright side, Labor leader Anthony Albanese confirmed that he was wearing pants while isolating at home.
Let’s do it all again tomorrow. Amy Remeikis will be with you in the morning, curating the best bits of the day. Until then!
The peak business body seems to have picked sides in the climate wars:
