Anthony Albanese says cost-of-living relief will be a main priority of his…

Anthony Albanese says his government is looking at new ways to battle Australia’s cost of living crisis in 2024 as households battle the pain of high inflation ahead of Christmas. Describing Labor’s cost relief strategy as a ‘plan for a better future’, the prime minister said he would continue to roll out targeted support in the new year and attributed a recent dip in his own personal approval rating to backlash from global economic pressures. “We’re always looking at ways in which we can provide further cost of living relief including getting advice from treasury and finance, of course, we’ve already created some $23 billion of…