# Interest rates, bank profits, cost of living all rising

> First Dog on the Moon cartoon shows three linked crises: interest rates up, bank profits up, cost of living up, with a plea to Prime Minister Albanese.
- Title: Interest rates, bank profits, cost of living all rising
- Summary: First Dog on the Moon cartoon shows three linked crises: interest rates up, bank profits up, cost of living up, with a plea to Prime Minister Albanese. A…
- Keywords: albanese, australian economy, cost of living crisis, interest rates, bank profits, first dog on the moon, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/nov/04/interest-rates-up-bank-profits-up-cost-of-living-up-help-us-albo-help-us
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: albanese, australian economy, cost of living crisis, interest rates, bank profits, first dog on the moon, news, politics
## Three crises converge
Interest rates are up. Bank profits are up. Cost of living is up. The cartoon presents these three trends as a connected problem facing Australian voters.

> Interest rates up, bank profits up, cost of living up
## Albanese's doom looms
Prime Minister Albanese faces political trouble as these crises mount. The cartoon suggests his political position is deteriorating under the weight of these pressures.

> Albanese's doom looms
## Obvious solutions ignored
The cartoon argues Albanese simply will not do the obvious things that will make voters' lives easier. The piece questions why he refuses to take these steps.

> he simply won't do the obvious things that will make voters' lives easier. Why?
## Key takeaway

A cartoon argues that Prime Minister Albanese refuses to take obvious steps to ease voters' lives as interest rates, bank profits and cost of living all rise together.