14+ hour, 27+ min ago  (524+ words) THE RESERVE Bank has frozen any hike on interest rates, opting for a pause in an announcement that had been widely expected. Tuesday afternoon's decision came after the central bank lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4. 35 per…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (411+ words) DESPERATE AUSSIE homeowners could be granted some much-needed relief on the back of worrying new unemployment data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics announced last week that the nation's unemployment rate has risen to a four-and-a-half year high of 4. 5 per cent....