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From where we work to what we spend, the ABS knows more about us than ever before: here’s what’s changing

Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

How much were prices rising in January when Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said inflation was “rampant”?

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