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‘You can never really catch up’: The Iran war is exacerbating already high grocery bills, and it will only get worse if the war continues, experts say

Labor shortages, inflation, and energy costs were raising prices even before the war began, economists say.

Fortune

Former Bungie Director Chris Barrett Claims Sony Fired Him To Avoid Paying $45 Million

Former Bungie director Chris Barrett is suing his former company and Sony for using his as a scapegoat to avoid paying $45 million.

Player One

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

A government agency has defended its advice to the Victorian government in the lead-up to the abandoned Commonwealth Games, despite a damning report.

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Maitland researchers unearth convict links to journalist Ray Martin

Caroline Haines was one of more than 1000 convict women sent to the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Marathon reboot gets a surprise game director replacement as Bungie is once more denied a moment's peace

Joe Ziegler, former Valorant director, has taken over leadership of the upcoming extraction shooter.

PC Gamer

Danielle Wood to become first woman to head Productivity Commission

Labor appoints well-known Grattan Institute chief after senior Victorian treasury official Chris Barrett pulls out of recruitment process

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: ACCI Head Andrew McKellar on industrial relations and boosting Australia's productivity

Australia’s inflation moderated somewhat this week. But in economic terms, there will be more tough months ahead for households and for businesses.

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Chris Barrett has a formidable job ahead as the new Productivity Commission chief

This week’s appointment of Wayne Swan’s former chief of staff Chris Barrett to head the Productivity Commission puts the annual Trade and Assistance Review it released this month under a more searching spotlight than usual.

The Conversation

Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags fresh focus

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed Chris Barrett, an economist with extensive public service and governmental experience, as the new chair of the Productivity Commission.

The Conversation

Productivity Commission appoints Chris Barrett as new chief, treasurer Jim Chalmers confirms

Chalmers announces Barrett, deputy secretary of Victoria’s treasury and finance department, will begin his five-year appointment from September

The Guardian - AU

Final farewell? Five Mayo stars who will be pondering their future after Dublin loss

O’Shea, Doherty, O’Connor, McLoughlin and Hennelly represent the last links to the side that emerged in 2011 under James Horan and, over the subsequent decade or so, became arguably the finest team never to win an All-Ireland.

Irish Mirror

Battlers beneath the bonnets: untold stories of the Hunter's female convicts

Crimes of survival saw female convicts shipped to Australia in a harrowing six-month journey across the sea, exiled to a new colony and often sold off for cheap.Some succeeded, some didn't. Others went down swinging.

Newcastle Herald

Missing life-saving equipment returned to Prudhoe park after Chronicle story

The vital defibrillator device was returned just days after its disappearance was highlighted by Prudhoe town councillor Chris Barrett

Chronicle Live

Life saving equipment goes missing from Riverside Park in Prudhoe

Concerned locals fear if the missing equipment isn't returned and there is an emergency it could cost someone their life

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James Horan seamlessly regenerating Mayo year after year

Horan has run the rule over a total of 54 players in the League since 2019 with 27 making their League debuts

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