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On July 6, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1843, John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (died 1915) was born. In 1858, William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (died 1943) was born. In 1909, Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (died 1999) was born. In 1921, Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017) was born. In 1924, Mahim Bora, Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (died 2016) was born. In 1946, Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic was born. In 1951, Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer was born. In 1972, Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria was born. In 2004, Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (born 1932) passed away. In 2011, Carly Hibberd, Australian road racing cyclist (born 1985) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Australia has had the highest core inflation rate out of all but one of the OECD members

Sky News Australia

July 6, 2026

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Independent Economist Saul Eslake says Australia has had the “highest core inflation rate” of all but one of the OECD members. Mr Eslake told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers that it partly reflects the “conscious choice” the RBA made to tolerate inflation being higher for longer. “The Reserve Bank didn’t raise its interest rate as much as its counterparts in Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.”

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