The Latest Breaking News from RBA

Australian economy grew 0.2% in first three months of the year, the slowest since Covid lockdowns

Jim Chalmers says higher interest rates and cost-of-living pressures are squeezing household budgets and slowing the economy

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023

Struggling Australians can cut back spending or work more to get into ‘positive cash flow’, Philip Lowe says

The Reserve Bank governor says rates will keep being lifted if necessary, despite ‘significant financial pressure’ for some

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

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 · Jun 6, 2023

Why Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe wants to damage the economy further

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board have pushed up interest rates yet again – for the twelfth time in 14 months – because they want to damage the economy further.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2023

Afternoon Update: Greens and Coalition attack Labor after rate rise; strategic Ukraine dam destroyed; and a rare wolverine spotted

Political reactions came swiftly from all sides after the RBA raised the cash rate

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

‘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.

The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023

Watch: Folbigg freedom, RBA announcement

Watch: Kathleen Folbigg has spent her first night in 20 years out of prison after being pardoned for the murder and manslaughter of her four children

The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023

Interest rates hiked in June: RBA moves to 4.1 per cent amid fears about inflation plan

The Reserve Bank raised interest rates another 0.25 percentage points in June and has signaled more could be on the horizon.

The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank increases cash rate by 25 basis points in attempt to quash inflation

RBA decision to raise Australia’s cash rate by another 25 basis points brings the official rate to 4.1%, its highest level in 11 years

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023