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Jacob Shteyman

RARE PHOTOS: Grim forecasts for aussie inflation and unemployment | Rare Historical Photos

Australians are being told to brace for faster price growth and a drop in the strength of wages. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is set for higher inflation, faster price growth and lower real income growth, the Reserve Bank has predicted in grim new forecasts.

Released alongside the central bank's decision to lift interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Tuesday, the updated forecasts produced by the bank's staff hint at further rate hikes down the track to get inflation back to target.

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