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Snowy Hydro was meant to be one of Australia's biggest renewable energy projects.
But the ambitious scheme has been hit by massive cost blowouts and delays, raising serious questions about how much taxpayers will ultimately have to pay.
So what’s gone wrong with Snowy 2.0, and is the project still worth the price tag?
Energy expert Bruce Mountain joins Carrington Clarke to unpack the spiralling costs, the engineering challenges and what the troubled project tells us about Australia's energy transition on ABC Business Daily.
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Around the world central bankers are grappling with how to deal with unwantedly high inflation. 
In recent days we’ve seen interest rate decisions in New Zealand, Canada and the US. 
So what can we learn from their decisions and deliberations - and in whose footsteps will the RBA follow next week?
Carrington Clarke and ABC News Business Editor Michael Janda break it all down on ABC Business Daily.
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Inflation is still stubbornly high - and moreover accelerated in September - according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 
So what’s costing Australian households the most?
And with inflation well above the Reserve Bank’s comfort level, is a rate hike all but certain on Melbourne Cup Day?
Lin Lin and Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP break it all down on ABC Business Daily.
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It’s official: Anthropic has filed to go public. 
This means the AI giant may soon take its place as one of the most valuable companies on earth and become available for investors to trade. 
But after the Nasdaq’s worst fortnight since April, what risks still lap at the edges of this IPO excitement?
Carrington Clarke and ABC's Chief Business Correspondent Ian Verrender break it all down on ABC Business Daily.
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The price of Brent Crude has spiked again, with prices climbing close to the highest levels seen since the start of the war as hostilities across the Middle East escalate.
How is the Australian economy bearing these overseas shocks, as inflation continues to stubbornly sit at a rate higher than the RBA would like?
And just what does it mean for the chances of a rate hike next week?
We also answer a listener question.
Carrington Clarke and ABC Business Reporter Steph Chalmers break it all down on ABC Business Daily.
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