Australia's public sector adding to inflationary pressures
Australia’s public sector can’t be blamed for the renewed acceleration in inflation across the second half of last year. But the inexorable surge in public spending in recent years is a key reason why capacity constraints never disappeared despite aggressive monetary tightening. And with scant evidence that Labor has learned its lesson, the RBA has more work to do.
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