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Australia’s unemployment falls to 3.6% as the economy adds 76,000 jobs in May

Employers expand workforces even as growth slows, surprising economists

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberals break ranks over Higgins inquiry; Australian dead in Canadian wilderness; and a sullen Trump fronts court

Andrew Bragg labels debate in Senate as ‘very ugly’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s supermarket duopoly didn’t start the inflation crisis, but it is making it worse

Market concentration is allowing companies to reap record profits while workers and their families struggle to get by

The Guardian - AU

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Wealth rises with $140 billion property price surge in early 2023

Australia’s housing market has surged by $140 billion in early-2023 amid an extraordinary rebound in property prices.

The New Daily

Australia’s productivity plunge: why is the Reserve Bank concerned and should we panic?

Philip Lowe cited ‘subdued’ productivity growth when the RBA lifted rates for a 12th time to try to tame inflation. Here’s why it matters

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Labor caught in pincer movement of fighting inflation and delivering to its constituency

During the election campaign Anthony Albanese repeated, endlessly, that everything was going up except people’s wages.

The Conversation

RBI holds rates, vows to keep price stability

The Reserve Bank on June 8 decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.50% and retained the GDP growth projection for current fiscal year at 6.5%, on the back of supportive domestic demand conditions.

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As migrants, we were sold a home and an Australian dream of financial security. Now we feel cheated

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates each month and Philip Lowe tells our family to slash spending. But what’s left to cut

The Guardian - AU

$15,000 more a year: Australia’s homeowners brace as interest rate hikes bring ‘mortgage cliff’ closer

Rate rises mean that households with an average $576,985 mortgage will have to find an extra $1250 a month

The Guardian - AU

The economy is slowing yet the RBA seems desperate to ensure this is as good as it gets for a long time

Record interest rate rises are intended to stop households from spending, even though the economy is already in a precarious position

The Guardian - AU

Going down: the 6 graphs that show Australia's economic growth shrinking

The latest national accounts tell us Australia’s economy grew by just 0.2% in the three months to March.

The Conversation

Labor rejects claim wage rise to blame for rates hike

Ahead of the latest news on Australia's economic performance, the federal government says it's determined to provide as much cost-of-living relief as it can.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Is the RBA acting out of spite or just lost the plot?

Passing without notice in April, the Reserve Bank pulled a neat little trick, apparently making multiple billions of dollars in losses “disappear”. I’ve

The New Daily

Political point scoring over latest RBA rate rise won’t help those feeling the ‘painful squeeze’

How high must rates go to choke inflation? Blaming Labor’s budget, price-gouging businesses or the national wage increase isn’t an answer

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‘Difficult to understand’: Mortgage bills to rise again as RBA hikes interest rates in June

Australian households will be forced to endure a 12th hike in interest rates after the Reserve Bank moved to push up mortgage bills in June.

ABC News

Official interest rates rise above 4 per cent as RBA hikes again

Interest rates climb above 4 per cent for the first time in more than 11 years, as the Reserve Bank moves aggressively to clamp down on inflation.

The New Daily

No signs of recovery among despondent consumers

Consumer confidence has not budged from its weak position, although mortgage holders have regained some optimism ahead of the next cash rate decision.

The New Daily

White-knuckle wait for Tuesday’s latest RBA interest rate decision

Another close interest rate call is looming for the Reserve Bank amid persistent inflation and stagnant productivity growth

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Mortgage affordability in ACT at its worst since 1990

It hasn't been this tough since 1990. The cash rate was 17 per cent at the time.

The New Daily

Minimum wage hike reveals gender inequality

Female workers will be the most most affected by the upcoming minimum wage hike, as the FWC committed to focusing more on gender equality.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why you'll pay more interest on your mortgage – maybe forever

Reserve Bank analyses whether interest rates will need to be pegged higher longterm, to keep inflation down. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA governor suggests more share houses; inflation rises; and vapour blasts from a Saturn moon

Underlying inflation and price pressures easing, shrinking the likelihood of another RBA rate hike on Tuesday

ABC News

Why Australian households are divided when it comes to financial pressure, and economists are divided on the outlook

Economists are divided on how well households will weather the storm of rent rises, soaring home loan rates and rising prices, just as Australians are divided in how much financial pressure they're under.

Newsroom.co.nz

Tourism's faltering recovery relies on foreign workers to sell NZ

With winter closing in, there's not enough work in restaurants and bars for the workers hired to fill shortages in summer's tourism hotspots. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Backpacker bank accounts hit by anti-money laundering rules

Working holiday visa holders have to jump through hoops to get a bank account because of anti-money laundering provisions which even the Reserve Bank say aren't necessary.

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