The Latest Breaking News from Commonwealth Bank

Australians are buying fewer groceries and household goods as soaring prices and rising mortgage rates squeeze everyone from workers to retirees.

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Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more than about three-quarters of the market.

Here's your TL;DR for today's news.

All of the big four banks will pass on the Reserve Bank's latest interest rate rise to home loan customers in full — but not all savers.

Sydney and Melbourne are leading Australia's falling house prices, which are gathering momentum as interest rates rise and consumer confidence takes a hit.

Here's what you need to get caught up on today's news.

All of Australia's biggest banks have lifted mortgage rates, matching the Reserve Bank's 25-basis-point increase.

Millennials and their young families make up the majority of people moving from the city to the country, as regional migration hits a record high.

Young families are heading for regional areas in droves and many say they couldn't be happier with their lives away from the big smoke.

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.