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Bullock doesn’t see ‘economy cracking at this point’ – as it happened
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RBA interest rates: governor Michele Bullock explains decision to lift cash rate to 4.85% – video
Back-to-back hikes will heap more pain on more than 3.3m households with home loans and turn the screws on a federal government under pressure for its economic management
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Finance
UK job satisfaction at record low amid rising frustration over pay and flexible working
Resolution Foundation study finds workers are less willing to go ‘above and beyond for employers than a decade ago’ Job satisfaction among UK workers has dropped to a record low, according to a study that shows a growing frustration with employers over pay and flexible working. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank shows that a lack of flexible working, insecure jobs and a loss of independence have undermined how workers feel about their employment. Continue reading...
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International
MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals
Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giants
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The RBA has hiked interest rates. Use our loan calculator to check how it could affect you
Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its fifth hike this year, adding to the cost of monthly mortgage repayments
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Finance
Christmas 2026 stamps unveiled by Royal Mail
The annual Christmas collection of five stamps feature scenes from the Nativity.
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International
I treated Sophie as if she were human. The very next day she betrayed me
I was intrigued by the level of the new chatbot’s training. If I peppered her with questions, would she have answers?
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International
US to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free trade access
South Africa to lose duty-free access, affecting $1.7bn worth of annual exports, including cars and farm products.
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British Gas resumes force-fitting prepay meters months after £112m settlement
Regulators lift block on supplier, enabling it to install meters in homes of people unable to afford energy bills
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'It's a form of terrorism': fridges across Europe hit by suspected cyber-attacks – video
A suspected cyber-attack targeting fridges and freezers in European supermarkets forced stores to throw away huge quantities of food and stock in an incident that echoed a similar hacking attack in France last month
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Finance
Who is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?
After a second apparent cyber-attack in weeks, we examine possible culprits and their motives Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack Supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European countries have malfunctioned, their thermostats remotely cranked up in some cases to 50C (122F). The EU has condemned what it said was “a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply chain and undermine consumers’ confidence in it”. Continue reading...
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US petrol prices dip ahead of midterms as voters eye costs
Diesel prices ease to $6.29 per gallon, offering slight relief amid a global fuel demand squeeze.
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