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The RBA Governor Philip Lowe suggested any wage rise for workers should have a 3 in front of it, warning anything higher would stoke inflation. Minister for Employment, Tony Burke says high wage growth can't be driving inflation because we don't have high wage growth, and inflationary pressures are not the fault of working Australians.

All eyes will be on AEMO today to see if they completely lift their unprecedented suspension on the east coast energy market. But does that mean the problems that crippled the system last week are over, and all is back to normal?

It's a pact that Barnaby Joyce warned would force farmers to go out and shoot their cows. The new federal Labor government has signalled it's seriously looking at joining an agreement to reduce global methane emissions.