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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Today's episode was made possible by our friends over at CommBank. From The Daily Oz, I'm Emma Gillespie. I'm Lucy Tarsal. It's Wednesday the 3rd of June. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Economic growth slowed to 0.3% in the first three months of the year, down from 0.9% growth in December. The latest Gross Domestic Product Figures, or GDP, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, or ABS, show how interest rate rises and the start of the Iran war impacted the Australian economy over the March quarter.
Annual GDP growth was 2.5%, stable from December, but below the Reserve Bank's predicted 2.6%. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers called it a very solid result given current quote global economic volatility. Ahead of the ABS release, forecasters were expecting the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates at its next meeting on the 16th of June.
However, another rate hike before the end of the year is likely.
The newly elected leader of the Solomon Islands has pushed for closer ties with Australia during a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra today. In his first overseas trip as PM, Matthew Wale told Albanese he wants to reset diplomatic relations between the two countries, starting work on a major new treaty and signalling a reversal of his predecessor's pro-China stance.
The strategic importance of the Pacific Island nation has been in focus in recent years due to its strengthening ties with China. Wale said, quote, there's been problems in the last few years between the Solomons and Australia, but he called the resilience of the relationship self-evident. Both leaders said officials would begin work on a new global security pact.
Albanese said the comprehensive treaty will be, quote, underpinned by mutual trust, respect and open dialogue.
The US is threatening to impose more import tariffs on at least 60 countries, including Australia.
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Chapter 2: What factors contributed to the Australian economy's 0.3% growth?
An investigation by the US Trade Representative's Office claims America's most important trading partners have failed to address the importation of... what it called goods made with forced labor. U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer said, quote, This creates a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an unlevel playing field. We will no longer tolerate this disparity.
Each of our trading partners must do more. The White House has suggested additional duties of 10 to 12.5 percent for dozens of economies who export goods to the U.S., including the European Union, Britain, Mexico, Japan, China and India.
The announcement comes ahead of the July expiration of a 10% temporary tariff imposed on 20 February, the day the Supreme Court struck down US President Donald Trump's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
And today's good news, the first Indigenous Australian judge in a court's 174-year history has been sworn in at a ceremony in Melbourne. Judge Rosemary Faller was appointed to the County Court of Victoria in May, but she was officially sworn in earlier today.
After taking an affirmation of office, Judge Faller reflected on the significance of her appointment in front of her colleagues, friends, family and community leaders. She said it is, quote, critical that doors are opened, opportunities created and seized, examples set and that we actively pay things forward. She continued, I'm sitting here today because of the generosity of so many.
Victorian Bar President Fiona Ryan SC called the appointment long overdue.
That's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom. If you're looking for something else, you can catch up on this morning's Deep Dive, where we explain the case against OpenAI and the accused murderers who used ChatGPT to plan their attacks.
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