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Australia’s sharemarket rebounded after a softer-than-expected inflation report lifted hopes the RBA may hold interest rates in June, but ABS data showed some businesses are passing on higher fuel costs to consumers. SBS On the Money explores what the latest CPI figures mean for households, the Reserve Bank and investors, with analysis from Sunny Nguyen, Head of Australia Economics at Moody’s Analytics, and Niv Dagan from Peak Asset Management.

As millions of Muslims wake to messages of “Eid Mubarak” this morning, more than one-and-a-half million pilgrims are completing the rituals of Hajj in Saudi Arabia. For those who make it, the pilgrimage is often described as the journey of a lifetime, a moment of forgiveness, surrender and renewal. But for many Australian Muslims, the fifth pillar of Islam is becoming harder to reach, because the cost has become overwhelming.

A warning - the following story contains elements that may distress some people. The UK could become the latest country to bring in major restrictions on children’s use of social media. Campaigners say the platforms can be so damaging to under 16s that some have harmed themselves or even taken their lives.

New research shows that the ratio between girls and boys with autism is much closer than once thought. It's understood that the current ratio of males to females with autism is 4 to 1, however, new studies suggests it could be as low as 2 to 1. While this gap is slowly closing, women over the age of forty are becoming one of the key groups to seek diagnosis.

Australian businesses are feeling the pressure from rising fuel costs and supply issues, with new ABS data showing nearly three quarters have been negatively impacted. Business NSW Executive Director David Borger joins Ricardo Gonçalves on the SBS On the Money Podcast to discuss how companies are responding and what it means for prices and inflation ahead of key data tomorrow.