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Dozens re-detained after visa cancellation bill passes – as it happened

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RBA governor sticks to the script on future rate rises

Not spooked by an unexpected uptick in the headline jobless rate, the Reserve Bank has stuck with its hawkish stance on interest rates.

AAP

Employment rates are ‘tracking sideways’, experts say, on January data

A New Year's rise in unemployment has sparked debate about whether cracks are appearing in the labour market.

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Unemployment rate jumps from 3.5 per cent to 3.7 per cent in January figures

Australia's unemployment rate increases over the summer break, lifting from 3.5 per cent to 3.7 per cent in January's figures.

ABC News

Morning Mail: exclusive data reveals more patients pay to see GPs, Sturgeon quits, fresh fears for Antarctic

A Guardian Australia investigation shows how where you lives affects your healthcare outcomes; key fight over safeguard mechanism; miners missing in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

More light and less heat would be appreciated at Philip Lowe’s next grilling on Friday

Lost in the questioning from hostile senators was much insight into why the Reserve Bank wants to keep raising rates

The Guardian - AU

A lot of pain for inflation gains, RBA boss Philip Lowe tells Senate hearing

RBA boss Philip Lowe gave no clues about how many more mortgage bill hikes are coming in his first public remarks of 2023.

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Philip Lowe has a good game face. If he has any doubts over his decisions, they aren’t showing

The RBA governor came to Senate estimates armed with messages he wanted to convey and an inclination to avoid all trapdoors

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA boss defends job at Senate grilling; public school enrolments drop; and a sit-down with Lidia Thorpe

Philip Lowe tells Senate estimates interest rates will continue to rise, ‘but how far they need to go, we’re still unsure’

The Guardian - AU

How high will Lowe go? Five things we learned from RBA governor’s parliament appearance

Philip Lowe tells Senate estimates that interest rates must keep rising to tame ‘corrosive’ inflation – and he is not resigning

The Guardian - AU

Strong bank profits a 'positive', says RBA boss

The Reserve Bank governor has defended robust profits made by banks and says higher rates will eventually start eroding their earnings.

AAP

Philip Lowe says interest rate rises painful but for the best, predicting more to come

Inflation is dangerous, corrosive and hurts people, RBA governor tells Senate estimates

The Guardian - AU

RBA boss reveals ‘disturbing’ letters from families as mortgage bills skyrocket

Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe has revealed he's received a series of "disturbing" letters from families about their financial hardships.

The New Daily

RBA boss Philip Lowe defends record bank profits as he flags further rate hikes

Philip Lowe says it is important in the long term to have "strong" banks that are turning a profit, even though it may be hard to hear for people in the grip of skyrocketing mortgage repayments.

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Watch: RBA boss questioned, CBA bumper profit, Children’s cancer breakthrough

Watch: The Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe is currently being questioned over consecutive interest rate rises. The Commonwealth Bank has posted a bumper

The Guardian - AU

Two missing after Queensland mine collapse – as it happened

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Flawed RBA predictions have 'damaged credibility'

The Reserve Bank's former governor has delivered a scathing assessment of its recent performance as current chief Philip Lowe faces a parliamentary grilling.

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Mortgage pain to intensify in 2023 as triple rate-hike looms: NAB economists

Australians must brace for interest rates to rise at least three more times in 2023 as the RBA fights high inflation.

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Consumer confidence plummets as cash rate lifts

The latest cash rate hike has mortgage holders worried as consumer confidence plunges to its lowest level since April 2020.

The Guardian - AU

Four questions Philip Lowe and the RBA need to answer over interest rates

Further rate rises, Reserve Bank strategy, transparency and whether to extend Lowe’s term are likely to come under scrutiny

AAP

'Nothing untoward' in RBA head meeting bankers: Shorten

Cabinet minister Bill Shorten has defended Philip Lowe's decision to give a private briefing to bankers about interest rate rises.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The undemocratic independent Reserve Bank

Politicians refer so often to the “independent” Reserve Bank that its initials should change to the IRBA, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily

No such thing as a free lunch. Questions for RBA governor Philip Lowe about ‘cosy’ meeting

RBA governor Philip Lowe will be asked to explain why he privately briefed elite bankers about the ninth consecutive rise in interest rates – during a

ABC News

Treasurer says government's energy market intervention is already working to provide household relief

Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells ABC Insiders the federal government's intervention is putting downward pressure on electricity prices, and inflation remains the economy's greatest challenge.

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers confident Australia will avoid recession despite warnings of more interest rate rises

The treasurer also noted ‘very encouraging’ signs on power prices falling, saying Labor’s energy price relief package was working

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