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Nicola Field

Where to earn the highest rates on your savings

The highest ongoing savings rate for Australians of all ages is 2.6 per cent. Photo: Getty

Australians have a mammoth $1.5 trillion sitting in deposit accounts, but until now that money has earned a next-to-nothing return.

Even allowing for bonus rates, returns on savings accounts have averaged less than 1 per cent for the past two years.

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