There was some rare, good news for households — and the Albanese government — this week: inflation seemed to finally be curbed enough to put a February rate cut into official contention. It was news that shone ever so briefly in the news firmament, buoyed by predictions from all four big banks — and the financial markets — that they were now all tipping a 0.25 percentage point cut when the Reserve Bank meets on February 17 and 18. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was in Alice Springs, however, talking about law and order when the news came out on Wednesday...