Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Ciara Hain.
Inflation is predicted to fall when the latest figures come out later today - but not in time, or enough, to help lower interest rates just yet.
In announcing yesterday interest rates would remain at 4.35 per cent, Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock cautioned the quarterly inflation rate is a more reliable guide than the monthly one- which is the one that will be released today.
Ms Bullock says the quarterly figure isn't coming down fast enough for the central bank's liking.
The lack of an interest rate reduction has sparked renewed debate about the level of government spending.
Opposition Finance spokeswoman Jane Hume has told the Seven Network excessive government spending is keeping interest rates from coming down quicker.
"The Reserve Bank economists told the Cost of Living committee that I chair that, unless they see a reduction in public sector expenditure, well, then they're not going to be able to bring interest rates down any sooner."
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the higher number of Australians in Lebanon means the government can't mount an evacuation exercise on the scale it has in previous troubled areas.
Ms Wong says her thoughts are with the Lebanese-Australians and associated communities, as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon continues.
Ms Wong has re-iterated the Prime Minister's call for Australians to leave Lebanon by commercial travel if they can, as, while the government is working on contingency plans, they won't be able to help everybody.
"The numbers in relation to Lebanon are much higher than anything that we have seen in our evacuations out of Sudan or Israel, or those we have taken from Gaza. So, these are very large numbers of Australians who are in Lebanon, which is why the Prime Minister and I have been calling for some time for people to leave. I would urge people, if you are able to leave by other means, please do so."
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Twelve Singaporean army personnel have been injured after one tank ran into the back of another during annual joint military exercises with Australian personnel in Queensland.
No Australian personnel were injured in the incident, which occurred 100 kilometres north of Rockhampton.
Singaporean personnel have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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Google is expanding its artificial intelligence product for web searches from Australia.
It's testing whether the summaries artificial intelligence creates will encourage users to click on more links.
Google's product, known as A-I overviews, has been tested in the U-S since May.
The A-I tool can instruct users on how to, for example, to clean a couch, or solves a maths problem.
But experts are warning users should scrutinise its results carefully.
Amongst the errors in testing in the U-S were instances when A-I told users to put glue on cheese to make it stick to pizza.
Google says restrictions have been added to A-I to stop misuse or inappropriate results.
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In cricket,
A century from England's Harry Brook has led England to victory by 46 runs in the third men's one day international against Australia.
Australia scored 304 batting first in the match at Chester-le-Street in northern England.
Wicketkeeper Alex Carey top-scored for the Aussies, scoring 77.
England got off to a poor start in reply, but acting captain Brook turned things around, scoring 110 from just 94 balls.
Heavy rain forced the match to be curtailed early... but England was well past the par score required for victory at that point.
Australia leads the five-match series, two games to one.
I'm Ciara Hain. This is SBS News in Easy English.
