Good morning. A third major energy retailer, Origin Energy, has wrongly received money from the welfare payments of its former customers via the beleaguered Centrepay debit system. Guardian Australia has previously revealed deep failings with the system, including that it helped prop up a disgraced Christian rehabilitation centre.
Ahead of tomorrow’s budget, new figures show that inflation could fall to below 3% by the end of this year – but the Australian economy is growing more slowly than expected.