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Poppy Johnston

Hiring go-slow ongoing as RBA keeps sights on inflation

The Reserve Bank expects demand for labour to grow at a slower pace. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Demand for labour will need to taper off further to tame inflation, with Australia's central bank expecting firms to trim staff hours and keep the handbrake on new hiring.

Reserve Bank assistant governor Sarah Hunter said Australia's labour market was still tight relative to what's known as "full employment".

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