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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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From The Daily Oz, I'm Zara Seidler. I'm Emma Gillespie. It's Wednesday the 29th of April. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Inflation has increased to a near three-year high, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced. It comes less than a week before the Reserve Bank is due to hand down its next cash rate decision. The latest ABS figures show prices rose by 4.6% in the year to March, driven largely by the surging cost of fuel brought on by the conflict in the Middle East.
That's up from 3.7% for the year to February. Petrol prices surged by 33% in the month of March alone following Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The trimmed mean, which excludes volatile prices such as petrol, held at 3.3% in March, the ABS said. The RBA looks at this figure when determining changes to the cash rate. Its target range for the trimmed mean is 2% to 3%.
A second man has been charged over an incident where he allegedly mimicked the Bondi massacre and abused bystanders. Police were called to a footbridge at Bondi Beach on the 31st of January after reports two men were making a racist rant. One was allegedly seen posing like he was holding a gun, pretending to fire upon people near the bridge.
The 23-year-old was arrested that week and sentenced to 12 months jail after pleading guilty to multiple offensive behaviour and intimidation charges.
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Chapter 2: What is the latest inflation rate reported and what factors are driving it?
A second 23-year-old has now been arrested on similar charges. He was granted bail and is due in court next month. The incident came just six weeks after two gunmen opened fire on a beachside Hanukkah celebration from the same bridge, killing 15 people.
The US communications regulator has ordered a review of Disney's broadcast TV licenses amid White House criticism of Jimmy Kimmel. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have called for the late-night host to be fired following a sketch parodying the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which aired on Thursday.
Kimmel joked that Melania had the quote glow of an expectant widow three days before the couple were rushed from the event following an assassination attempt. Trump previously called for Kimmel to be sacked for his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk last year. Jimmy Kimmel Live airs on the Disney-owned ABC network.
Eight ABC stations are now being reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC. Disney said it has a quote long record of compliance with FCC rules. The FCC has not revoked a broadcast licence in more than four decades. Any attempt to do so would require a court hearing.
And today's good news. English football club Brighton and Hove Albion has confirmed plans to construct the first purpose-built stadium for women's football in the UK and Europe. The club has both a men's English Premier League side and a women's Super League team. Brighton says the 10,000-seat stadium will be purpose-built for female athletes and the culture of the women's game.
This covers aspects including the quality of the pitch and the design of the changing rooms and recovery areas. The matchday experience will also be especially welcoming for families and first-time attendees, with wider concourses, social spaces and family-friendly access. Albion chairman Tony Bloom said the project reflects the growing level of interest and potential for women's football.
The stadium will be located next to the club's home stadium and close to its training ground, with construction expected to begin next year.
That is the latest from the Daily Aus newsroom for another day, but if you are looking for something else to listen to, you can catch up on this morning's Deep Dive, where we explore the question, are gas companies ripping off Australia?
While you mull that question, we will be back again tomorrow morning with a Deep Dive, but until then, have a great one.
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