3 May 2023

Australia: Interest hike (again), vape ban, MasterChef shock

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 3 May 2023

Australia commentator Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to look at the surprise move by the central bank to raise the official cash rate for the 11th time in a year.

Australia's to introduce a ban on recreational vaping as part of what experts describe as an "epidemic". And the death of MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo has shocked fans of the show.

Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age

Three images: interest rates, vaping, Masterchef judge Jock Zonfrillo

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