From Albo to 'don't know' - Labor leader starts his race for the Lodge with a shocker

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has stumbled through his opening press conference on the first full day of election campaigning, being unable to name the official interest rate or national unemployment figures.

Lockdowns likely to stop Aussie jobs surge in its tracks

The rapid decline in the unemployment rate to a decade low looks set to come to an end, a casualty of multiple virus restrictions across the country in recent weeks.