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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 YWCA Australia. From The Daily Oz, I'm Emma Gillespie. I'm Lucy Tarsal. It's Wednesday the 27th of May. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
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Annual inflation slowed to 4.2% in April after reaching a three-year high of 4.6% in March, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Forecasters had been expecting prices to rise by 4.4% over the 12 months to April. but attributed the lower-than-expected figure, in part, to the government's fuel excise cut.
Housing and transport costs increased by more than 6%, while fuel got 18.6% more expensive across the year. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers noted that as inflation moderated in April, it rose, quote, in most major advanced economies, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. However, he warned prices remain, quote, much higher than we'd like amid ongoing global uncertainty.
While the overall rate fell, the trimmed mean, which excludes highly changeable prices such as petrol, rose from 3.3 to 3.45%. The Reserve Bank's target range for the trimmed mean is 2 to 3%.
Russia's ambassador to Australia has been called to the Department of Foreign Affairs to explain his country's most recent threats to Ukraine. Mikhail Petrikov, who has been ambassador since August, was told by officials that recent threats by Russia to demolish buildings in Ukraine's capital Kyiv were a violation of international law.
A release by the Russian Foreign Affairs Department said the government's patience had been exhausted and it would start targeting defence buildings in Kiev as a result. Russia has urged foreign citizens, including diplomats, to leave the city as soon as possible.
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Chapter 2: What caused the annual inflation to slow to 4.2% in April?
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the threats were totally unacceptable and demonstrated, quote, Russia's complete disregard for international law and civilian safety. She continued, Australia stands steadfast in its support for Ukraine and we call on Russia to end its illegal and immoral invasion.
It's the second time a Russian ambassador to Australia has been summoned to the Department of Foreign Affairs in as many years after Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins was killed fighting for Ukraine in January 2025.
Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice seeking to block the release of recordings from interviews he gave to a biographer. The federal court action comes ahead of the department's planned 15th of June release of transcripts and audio files recorded in Biden's home during the writing process of his 2017 memoir.
The files were used during a 2023 investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents, which did not result in criminal charges against the former US president. The legal action has requested the court deny a US House committee request to make the recordings public and permanently bar their release.
And today's good news, a first of its kind type 1 diabetes treatment has been approved for use in Australia. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved teplizumab sold as T-Zield, a treatment that's being heralded as the most important innovation since insulin was discovered more than 100 years ago.
Administered as a once daily intravenous infusion over a two-week period, T-Zield can delay the onset of the autoimmune disease for patients with early stage type 1 diabetes. It works by binding to specific immune cells to stop them from attacking the pancreas, allowing it to continue producing its own insulin.
An estimated 25,000 Aussies unknowingly live with the early pre-symptomatic stages of the disease. RACGP Specific Interest Diabetes Chair Dr Gary Deed welcomed the TGA approval, saying this new treatment allows for active surveillance, active intervention and delay in progression.
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 discuss what went wrong with the enhanced games.
We will be back tomorrow with another Deep Dive, but until then, have a great evening. YWCA Australia are the ones behind today's episode and they work on gender equality in really hands-on ways. Housing, leadership, advocacy and their membership is for people who really want to be involved in that work.
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