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The Reserve Bank has lifted the official interest rate to 3.35 per cent as it continues to fight ongoing inflation pressures.
The RBA board began raising rates in May last year when the cash rate was at a historic low of 0.1 per cent.
The RBA has increased interest rates to 3.35 per cent. Use our calculator to see how much extra your mortgage repayments will be.
The NRL Players Association has fired off an angry letter to ARL chairman Peter V’landys,detailing what has been described as an “immoral” and “unethical” act.
Troy Stolz and ClubsNSW signed a confidential settlement on Tuesday morning.
Australian Football Hall of Fame legend Barry Cable has been accused of abusing a teenage girl when he was at the height of his career in the 1960s and 1970s.
Two strong quakes have devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria,killing thousands of people. Here’s the science behind the catastrophe.
Turkey and Syria are struggling to respond to an unfolding crisis after some of the biggest earthquakes to hit the region in almost a century
Emergency teams are searching through the rubble after an estimated 3000 buildings were destroyed when the quakes struck.
“I’ve been better,” he told The New Yorker. “But,considering what happened,I’m not so bad.”
Between ski trips to the Alps,Patriarch Kirill reportedly used a posting to Switzerland to collect information for the spy agency.
The Clontarf ferry will be out of service for weeks because the engine will now have to be replaced.
With his oil and gas revenues drying up,Vladimir Putin is being forced into desperate measures to keep funding his war. They will weigh heavily on Russia’s future.
Senior business columnist
In the past few years,Australian demand for EVs has skyrocketed. But why are we still lagging other countries?
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Not much links the tiny Portuguese village of Conqueiros and the Australian town of Rochester,but both now have their names etched into the history books thanks to two dogs.
TV revivals are a powerful reminder that no matter how hard streaming executives try,comedy will never be a sausage roll.
Former world’s best restaurant winner Mirazur will take over The Gantry at Walsh Bay’s Pier One hotel for a three-week residency in March.
The 63-year-old former MP,who previously had a secret relationship with former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian,told reporters he was “well” as he left court.
The initial complaints were deemed to be so serious that,after an urgent hearing of the NSW Medical Council in 2021,conditions were placed on his ability to practise.
A confidential review of the project warns of the failure to properly plan for $300m million in upgrades necessary for them to run on rail lines from Sydney to Melbourne,Brisbane,Canberra and across the state.
Independent MP for Fowler,Dai Le,says the government needs to attract more workers to the early childhood education sector.
Infrastructure giant Lendlease says the government should require future developments to contain at least 30 per cent affordable,social and build-to-rent homes.
Lidia Thorpe hooked voters on the idea of electing her as a strong Greens senator. Now those same voters discover they have bought something utterly different.
A former chief executive of Nuix has lost a court battle that could have delivered him damages worth almost as much as the controversial tech stock’s current market value.
The former prime minister says Beijing’s bans on Australian exports have been ‘performative’ and may be removed after Labor was elected to government.
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Property prices have fallen,yet potential first home buyers are cooling their heels,waiting for one particular signal that it’s time to take the plunge.
Byron Bay is fast becoming a town of two markets:expensive and ridiculous.
Have you ever looked at the traditional anniversary gift guide? Each year is uniquely terrible.
An innovative,immersive theatre experience encourages patrons to consider the parlous state of humanity.
Australian T20 captain Aaron Finch says farewell to international cricket,but offers his suggestion as to the candidates the selectors should consider as his replacement.
Play-wrestling is all fun and games - until the police arrive.
Chief Sports Writer
The striker’s title-winning goal in May 2012 is often voted the most iconic moment in Premier League history,but if City are found guilty,will it ever be viewed the same?
Jordan Mailata’s first Super Bowl dreams had him performing as a musical act,not as a player in the game.
Three years ago,Jason Gillbee made an executive decision to stop drinking water and drink milk instead. Full-cream,preferably.
There were long periods when Lachie Swinton didn’t know if he would play again after suffering nerve damage in his shoulder last year.
Steve Borthwick wasted no time distancing himself from long-time mentor Eddie Jones. Has he raised some red flags for Wallabies fans?
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald