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Michele Bullock says the Victorian economy is not performing as well as others; Peter Dutton backs $2.4 billion Whyalla rescue package but not “Whitlamesque” equity proposal. How the day unfolded.

The RBA was too slow to lift rates, and it didn't want to make the same mistake when cutting them, the central bank's ...

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RBA governor Michele Bullock will face a three-hour grilling by politicians following the central bank’s first rate cut in ...

The central bank’s bizarre behaviour last week is a sign that it has lost its bearings and isn’t sure what’s happening in the ...

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Australians are willing to take out a mortgage that they will likely still be paying off when they retire in return for some ...

RBA governor Michele Bullock has told a parliamentary committee that the central bank waited too long to lift interest rates to stop inflation from rising. She says the RBA board is also conscious ...

The decision followed a drop in inflation and is in line with predictions from economists and the major banks.