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Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate Unchanged at 4.35%, Says “The Outlook Is Highly Uncertain”

March 19, 2024 - 14:42 -- Admin

The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, in a decision announced today.

The cash rate has now been held at 4.35% for the past four months.

In a statement released today, the RBA board says that inflation has moderated but is still high. It says the “outlook is highly uncertain”.

Reserve Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged

February 6, 2024 - 15:02 -- Admin

The Reserve Bank of Australia today made no change to the cash rate, leaving it at 4.35%.

The 4.35% rate has been in force since November 2023.

The bank’s decision is its first in a restructured process. As part of the new processes, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, held a press conference an hour after the bank’s decision was announced.

Watch Michele Bullock’s press conference (45m)

Australia Day in 1973 Passed Almost Unnoticed But Whitlam Began Search For A New National Anthem

January 26, 2024 - 12:32 -- Admin

Australia Day 1973 passed almost unnoticed, according to one radio news report, but Gough Whitlam used his 53rd day as prime minister to announce a search for a new national anthem.

Listen to a news report from radio 3DB in Melbourne on January 26, 1973, including a clip from Whitlam’s speech (1m)

Whitlam’s announcement of a replacement for God Save the Queen came in his Australia Day address. He said:

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