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ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Morning mail: aged care vaccine rollout ‘too slow’, PM approval rating rises, supermassive black hole found

Wednesday: Only half of aged care residents have had fourth vaccine as deaths climb. Plus: jumping spiders in minute detail

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2022

Rising rates send confidence reeling

Consumer confidence has tumbled to multi-year lows in the face of sharply rising interest rates, but low paid workers may gain a lift from a large pay rise.

AAP · Jun 14, 2022

First homebuyers will likely be hit hardest by Australia’s interest rate rises

Analysts warn economic consequences of RBA’s ‘blunt instrument’ attempt to limit inflation will fall disproportionately on outer suburbs

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022

Reserve Bank hikes official interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.85% to curb inflation

Decision exceeded predictions from economists while Westpac was the first of the big banks to pass on the rise in full to customers

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022

RBA hike due to 'significant' inflation

The Reserve Bank of Australia board has raised the cash rate to 0.85 per cent from 0.35 per cent in the face of higher-than-expected inflation.

AAP · Jun 7, 2022

Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 0.85 per cent

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate from 0.35 per cent to 0.85 per cent in a bid to curb rising inflation. It is the second hike in as many months.

The New Daily · Jun 7, 2022

Mortgage squeeze as Reserve Bank lifts cash rate by 50 basis points

Governor Philip Lowe noted in the decision that inflation has "increased significantly".

Newcastle Herald · Jun 7, 2022

Laden with ‘world-beating’ debt, Australian households are at increased risk as rates rise, expert says

Policies encouraging property investment have fuelled soaring debt ratio to create ‘big potential problem’, researcher warns

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2022

More interest rate hikes are coming, and housing affordability is about to get crunched

Rock-bottom rates provided a buffer to soaring house prices, but that is over. Repaying a mortgage will be harder than ever

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2022