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Australia news LIVE: Chalmers says inflation still lower than expected after rise, but another rate hike on horizon; Crew members, passengers intervene after midair pilot stabbing

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Kaine, E. (2026, September 30). Australia news LIVE: Chalmers says inflation still lower than expected after rise, but another rate hike on horizon; Crew members, passengers intervene after midair pilot stabbing. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-chalmers-says-inflation-still-lower-than-expected-after-rise-but-another-rate-hike-on-horizon-crew-members-passengers-intervene-after-midair-pilot-stabbing-20261001-p611wr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers reported today that August's inflation rise was lower than anticipated, despite hitting a four-month high. However, this still increases the likelihood of an additional interest rate hike in the coming months, complicating life for mortgage holders. Elsewhere, there was an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a midair incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv where one pilot stabbed another; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that crew members and passengers intervened to prevent what could have been a catastrophic event.

Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced on Thursday that Australia's August inflation rate, while higher than July, was still lower than expected at 4% year-over-year, signaling potential tougher times ahead for mortgage holders and increasing the likelihood of another interest rate hike later this year. The Greens elected David Shoebridge as their new leader with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as deputy, aiming to bring hope back into politics and play hardball with the Labor Party. Meanwhile, card payment surcharges were scrapped under Reserve Bank reforms starting October 1. Internationally, a commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot was stabbed by another mid-flight, sparking fears of a potential disaster.

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Topics

Dubai Greens Reserve Bank Victorian the Labor Party

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David Shoebridge PERSON · 1× Dubai GPE · 1× Greens ORG · 1× Hodgins-May PERSON · 1× Jim Chalmers PERSON · 1× Reserve Bank ORG · 1× Shoebridge PERSON · 1× Steph Hodgins-May PERSON · 1× Victorian NORP · 1× the Labor Party ORG · 1×

Narrative

And abroad, a commercial aircraft flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after issuing an alert that sparked fears of a disaster when one of the two pilots stabbed the other in an apparent attempt to crash the plane.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30

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Australia news LIVE: Chalmers says inflation still lower than expected after rise, but another rate hike on horizon; Crew members, passengers intervene after midair pilot stabbing · mixed framing

Claims (8 extracted, 3 hedged)

Here’s what is making headlines today. asserted

what → ’ → headlines

- Treasurer Jim Chalmers said this week’s inflation increase was lower than expected after figures released yesterday showed inflation in August had jumped to a four-month-high. asserted

inflation → say → high

The jump signals tougher times ahead for mortgage holders, increasing the chance of another interest rate hike later this year. asserted

jump → signal → hike

- The Greens elected David Shoebridge as their new leader yesterday, with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as deputy. uncertain

Greens → elect → deputy

During a press conference, Shoebridge told reporters he wanted to bring about a return of hope to politics, and Hodgins-May vowed the new leadership team would “play hardball” with the Labor Party. uncertain

team → tell → Party

As of today, card payment surcharges – the small amounts consumers are charged on debit, prepaid and credit cards – will be scrapped under Reserve Bank reforms. asserted

consumers → charge → reforms

one → fly → plane

Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu said the evidence suggested crew members and passengers prevented a disaster by entering the cockpit and stopping the attacker. uncertain

members → say → attacker