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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > major-banks-lift-interest-rates-after-rba-cash-rate-rise > 106644044

Macquarie Bank lifts interest rates after Reserve Bank announces cash rate rise - ABC News

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (246+ words) Macquarie Bank has become the first Australian bank to increase interest rates after the latest RBA decision. (AAP: Joel Carrett) Macquarie Bank has become the first Australian bank to lift interest rates following the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > the-2026-northern-territory-budget-explained-debt-to-hit-12-55b > 106638628

NT debt to hit $12. 55b as budget delivers no new cost of living relief

29+ min ago  (739+ words) Bill Yan and Lia Finocchiaro reading over the 2026-27 NT budget, which includes more than $100 million in funding for flood recovery. (ABC News: Jack Hislop) The Northern Territory's debt is set to hit $12. 55 billion next financial year, with the government announcing…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > rba-interest-rates-decision-economic-forecasts > 106642754

RBA risks a recession but feels there's nothing else it can do

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (844+ words) The RBA board has chosen to lift the cash rate for the third time this year. (AAP: Bianca De Marchi) Monetary policy trade-offs are getting worse. The Reserve Bank of Australia is confronting rising inflation and downgraded growth forecasts, and…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > reserve-bank-hikes-interest-rates > 106644356

Reserve Bank hikes interest rates to 4. 35 per cent

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (105+ words) AUDIO: Reserve Bank hikes interest rates to 4. 35 per cent'Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Reserve Bank hikes interest rates to 4. 35 per cent The RBA is tipped to hand down another interest rate rise today. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine) The Reserve Bank has…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > mortgage-repayment-calculator-rba-hike-may-2026 > 106638142

Use our rate hike calculator to see how rising interest rates may affect you

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (210+ words) If you are on a variable-rate mortgage, your repayments could be going up. (ABC News: Alistair Kroie/John Gunn) The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the'cash'rate'by 0. 25 of a percentage point. This rise has taken the cash rate back…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > reserve-bank-lifts-interest-rates-by-0-25pc-to-4-35pc > 106639202

Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by another 0. 25pc, to 4. 35pc

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (768+ words) Interest rates are now back at the same level as February 2025, before the Reserve Bank began its rate-cutting cycle. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine) The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates by 0. 25 percentage points, to 4. 35 per cent. The cash rate target…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-05 > rba-widely-expected-to-deliver-another-rate-hike > 106642002

Reserve Bank widely expected to deliver another rate hike

7+ hour, 39+ min ago  (103+ words) AUDIO: Reserve Bank widely expected to deliver another rate hike'Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Reserve Bank widely expected to deliver another rate hike The RBA is tipped to hand down another interest rate rise today. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine) The RBA…...

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abc. net. au > news > programs > the-business > 2026-05-04 > why-is-the-australian-dollar-trading-at-four-year-highs- > 106639044

Why is the Australian dollar trading at four-year highs?

22+ hour, 25+ min ago  (151+ words) VIDEO: Why is the Australian dollar trading at four-year highs? Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Why is the Australian dollar trading at four-year highs? JP Morgan chief economist and head of FX and interest rate strategy, Ben Jarman says the strength…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-04 > tax-windfall-iran-war-to-be-banked-federal-budget > 106636300

Tax windfall from Iran war to be pocketed in federal budget

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (885+ words) Jim Chalmers says upward revisions to revenue driven by the Iran war will be used to pay down debt. (ABC News: Stuart Carnegie) A larger-than-expected tax take driven by the Iran war will be entirely used to pay down Commonwealth…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-05-04 > interest-rates-explainer-reserve-bank-australia-rba-rise > 106624070

The seven factors that will decide if interest rates go up tomorrow

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (987+ words) Emily Stewart explains this week's interest rate decision. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) Hi, I'm business journalist Emily Stewart. I'm here to help you understand how key moments in the economy can affect you. This week, people with mortgages around Australia…...