Australia news live: OECD says Australia will struggle to get inflation below 3%; travel woes as Qantas staff strike

Reported by The Guardian World · yesterday 23:49 · Nick Visser

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 600 Qantas ground crew workers have begun a 24-hour strike this morning across the country over an escalating industrial dispute.Qantas said that it has contingency plans in place and any impacts would…

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