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The editor of the Sydney Morning Herald has offered readers an apology over the paper's handling of a story about the same-sex relationship of Australian actor Rebel Wilson. Actor and advocate Magda Szubanski says the sense of entitlement to someone's private life is one issue and that for the LGBTQIA community the assumption that it's safe to come out is very wrong.

Both the economy and the energy markets are proving to be a challenging mix for the new Labor Government. The chief political correspondent with The Financial Review, Phil Coorey, joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

RBA Governor Philip Lowe says the bank will do whatever it takes to lower inflation, which he says will now top 7% this year. Economist and former RBA board member Warwick McKibbin says the official cash rate will have to rise above 3% to get the job done.