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December 09, 2025

Australia is facing its shortest rate cut cycle in 30 years as the RBA hints it may have to start hiking

It’s sure to leave many mortgage holders feeling short-changed given the RBA’s equally historic 13 rate hikes through 2022 and 2023Get our

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November 26, 2025

Reserve Bank could raise interest rates as early as May after inflation climbs to 3.8%

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says government deciding on energy rebate extension in ‘next few weeks’ as cost of living continues to bite

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November 04, 2025

The RBA governor resorts to sport cliches on interest rates while stretched Australians try to keep up with costs

We now know that the central bank doesn’t think inflation will be back in its 2 to 3% target range until 2027

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October 30, 2025

What if the next move in interest rates is up? Australia’s shock inflation news raises an unwelcome question

One economist warns if inflation is hotter than expected in the December quarter, the RBA could hike in February

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October 17, 2025

The ‘messy’ trend behind Australia’s rising unemployment is worrying economists

The RBA is holding fire on further rate cuts until it is confident that inflation is easing. But the latest jobs data complicates matters

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September 30, 2025

The RBA dithers on its next interest rate cut – but it’s not the political flashpoint it once was

Despite signs of rising prices, economists believe the Reserve Bank’s choice is still when, not whether, to cut rates further

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September 25, 2025

Nobody wanted to say ‘mission accomplished’ on inflation – certainly not Jim Chalmers. But he was surely thinking it

Economists are revising their rate cut predictions after the latest ABS figures revealed inflation is trending back up. But there are reasons to...

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September 22, 2025

Australia news live: Optus identifies seven more people unable to call triple zero; Meta to use AI to detect under-18s

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August 12, 2025

Australia news live

‘We are up for big reform, whether it’s strengthening Medicare [or] changes to childcare’, the PM says. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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August 12, 2025

Australia’s borrowers may have to wait weeks for Reserve Bank’s rate cut to reduce their mortgage

NAB said it would wait 13 days to pass on the 0.25% cut to borrowers, while Westpac announced it would wait 14 daysGet our

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