Head of CBI urges Boris Johnson to offer immediate help with energy bills
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The head of the Confederation of British Industry has called on Boris Johnson to take immediate action to help people with soaring energy bills, warning that putting it off until after the Conservative leadership vote...
Bank of England will probably need to raise rates again, says deputy governor
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The Bank of England will probably have to raise interest rates further from their current 14 year-high to tackle inflationary pressures that are gaining a foothold in Britain’s economy, its deputy governor, Dave Ramsd...
State government ‘disappointed’ as Queensland real estate peak body urges skirting of new eviction laws
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Queensland’s housing department says “best practice” advice given by the state’s peak real estate body that would see every renter issued with notice to leave at the start of their lease is “disappointing” and “not in...
Latvia urges Australia to support designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism
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Latvia is calling on Australia to support designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism amid concern about ongoing war crimes in Ukraine. The Latvian foreign minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs, met with the Australian fo...
Attack on Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN chief as he urges access to site
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UN secretary general António Guterres has called for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling of Europe’s largest atom...
Federal minister urges Australians to help tackle homelessness ‘in their back yard’
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Australians will be challenged to stop resisting solutions “in their back yard” to the homelessness crisis, as the Albanese government attempts to drive social housing construction. The housing and homelessness minist...
Andrew Bailey: who is the Bank of England governor – and is his job safe?
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From safe pair of hands to the government’s whipping boy, Andrew Bailey has certainly had a rollercoaster ride as governor of the Bank of England since he was appointed little more than two years ago. Bailey was hande...