Inflation is stubbornly high in Australia, making every trip to the shop and paying bills really painful.

For those with debt, expectations of an interest rate cut this year have evaporated and another rate rise is a distinct possibility.

It’s not how the federal government had hoped the year would pan out.

Today, the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on how high prices are changing political calculations. 

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Patricia Karvelas, host of RN Breakfast, Q&A and The Party Room podcast