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The NSW Government has unveiled a budget aimed firmly at cost of living pressures, women's workforce participation and climate change. A change to stamp duty will allow some new home buyers to opt for annual land tax instead, and there's relief on power bills and road tolls.

RBA Governor Philip Lowe has warned of inflation hitting 7 per-cent and conceded that the disorderly removal of the yield curve policy in late 2021 caused reputational damage. Independent economist Saul Eslake says the Bank will be looking ahead to an external review of the RBA coming soon.

Plastic bottles of wine, flattened to look more like a stretched out liquor bottle, are the newest eco wine bottles hit the market. The innovation has been tested out in Europe, and now the curious new container has made its way to Australia.