Today's headlines include:

• The inflation rate has increased to 3.2%, its highest level in over a year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• The Australian Federal Police has announced a new taskforce to crack down on what it called “crimefluencer” networks targeting young girls online. 
• A 72-year-old patient has died after a woman allegedly cut off the gas supply to two southern Sydney hospitals.
• And today’s good news: The 2025 AFL Open – an event for footballers with an intellectual disability and wheelchair players – is continuing for a third day in Melbourne, ahead of a series of grand final matches tomorrow.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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