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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: budget ranking soars, arrest over Wakeley unrest, Rafah attack fears mount

Australian and Chinese flags
Trade with China has helped underpin Australia’s improved budget position. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AFP/Getty Images

Morning, everyone. There might be a cost-of-living crisis and a housing crisis, but Australia measures up as something of an economic paragon, with the country placed second in the world budget management rankings. We’re also reporting on the arrest of a man in relation to the riot in western Sydney, Israel is reportedly deploying more artillery to Gaza as fears grow of an offensive in Rafah, and Melbourne’s nimby v yimby controversy.

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