RBA offers more rates call insight before jobs data Critical unemployment figures will give Australia's central bank a clearer picture on whether it will deliver a second interest rate hike in as many months. AAP · Feb 15
PM praises ‘very significant’ Indonesia security pact – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 5
Borrowed time: rate hike unlikely to be one-and-done Mortgage holders could face back-to-back rate hikes after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates amid rising inflation pressures. AAP · Feb 2
Pre-Christmas rate relief dashed after inflation spike All four major banks predict mortgage holders will have to wait until 2026 for rate relief after a larger-than expected inflation rise. AAP · Oct 28, 2025
Trump's tariff 'rollercoaster' raises recession risk Donald Trump's trade war has clouded economic forecasts as Australia's central bank seeks to thread the needle to avoid the nation tipping into a recession. AAP · May 20, 2025
Treasury estimated stage-three tax cut changes would add 0.1 percentage point to inflation RBA hasn’t modelled whether Albanese government’s redistribution of tax cuts could add to inflation, but isn’t expected to adjust its forecasts The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2024
Australia’s inflation rate eased to 4.9% in October, reducing likelihood of another rate rise Consumer price index rose last month at an annual rate of 4.9%, which is lower than economists had forecast The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2023
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35% Quarter-point increase to the cash rate will add roughly $100 to monthly repayments for a standard mortgage of about $600,000 The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2023
Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike An expected rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day has impacted the number of homes going under the hammer, with clearance rates tipped to jump. AAP · Oct 28, 2023
Australia appoints first female governor in central bank’s history Michele Bullock will start her seven-year term as Reserve Bank of Australia governor this September The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Meet Michele Bullock, the RBA insider tasked with making the Reserve Bank more outward-looking as its next governor Australia’s next Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock – the first woman in the job – will take office in September at a time when much of the bank’s work in fighting inflation will be done and its focus will be on changing the way it operates. The Conversation · Jul 14, 2023
Mortgage holders should brace for short-term pain as RBA signals steady interest rate rises to tackle inflation Philip Lowe says reserve bank looking for its ‘neutral rate’ which could see cash rate almost double in coming months The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2022