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The New Daily
Peter Martin

‘It’s important not to over-react’: Australia’s top economists on how to fix high inflation

Australia’s top economists are divided about how to tackle ballooning inflation of 6.1 per cent that’s forecast to climb to a three-decade high of 7.75 per cent by the end of the year.

Three of the 48 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation say Australia should be able to tolerate an inflation rate of 8 per cent or higher.

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