In the middle of an election campaign – a huge leap in inflation shows the financial wellbeing of many Australians in decline, and a rate rise looms.

The government misleadingly labels a cap on emissions a Carbon Tax, but it's a mechanism that has the support of even the business lobby.

Sobered by the Russia threat, some 40 nations meet on how to defeat Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, sending heavy weapons, and the US is now talking about winning.