More cost-of-living pain on the way as Jim Chalmers issues bleak warning ahead of May 12 budget

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned Australians more cost-of-living pain is on the way, as surging inflation fuels expectations of another interest rate hike.New figures show Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1 per cent in March, pushing the annual consumer price index (CPI) to 4.6 per cent, with