This week, rates rose to seven-year-highs and inflation still won’t be easing off anytime soon.

Cost of living is a problem the government has promised it’s aware of, but there will be increasing pressure for it to start implementing practical solutions that actually help people who are struggling.

So what is the Albanese government doing, how is it different and what can we expect the government to pass now that parliament is back?

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on Labor’s attempts to reign in a cost of living spiral.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

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