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Interest rates
Reserve Bank lifts interest rates to 10-year high
The bank has delivered a pre-Christmas rate rise, taking the official cash rate to its highest level since November 2012.
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RBA
Mortgage calculator: How much extra will your repayments cost?
The RBA has increased interest rates to 3.1 per cent. Use our calculator to see how much extra your mortgage repayments will be.
More rate rises in 2023 as RBA fights inflation
RBA governor Philip Lowe said it was important to make sure the high rate of inflation was temporary.
The heat is on: Brisbane set to sweat, then get wet with storm threat
Brisbane is likely to see severe thunderstorms later in the week after temperatures peak in the mid-30s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Opinion
Australia votes
Why politicians are too scared to lower the voting age to 16
The next generation don’t have the luxury of political complacency.
Justine Landis-Hanley
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition spokesperson
States told to put households before ‘windfall’ gains on coal and gas
As Queensland and NSW coal royalties surge, the energy export states are sticking to their demands for compensation if energy price caps reduce state revenue.
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Vale
‘Incredible, fierce and loving’ Kirstie Alley, star of Cheers, dies
The comedic actor, who became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the early 1990s, has died from cancer.
Prince Harry spills on ‘dirty game’ against Meghan in full trailer for Netflix doco
Prince Harry has signalled that the series might be an uncomfortable watch for some royals.
Opinion
FIFA World Cup
Why Tim Cahill has cast an awkward shadow over Socceroos’ Qatar success
Tim Cahill can claim partial credit for Australia’s World Cup success in Qatar, but he repeatedly ducked Australian media.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
Opinion
Oil
The West has escalated its attack on Putin’s war chest. Now it’s a waiting game
The cap on the price of Russian oil has come into effect. The multibillion-dollar question and the course of the war in Ukraine now hinge on how effective it is.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Rupert Murdoch to appear in deposition over 2020 US election conspiracy theories
Dominion Voting Systems alleges Fox News recklessly aired claims that the voting-machine company rigged the 2020 election.
Opinion
Inside China
China is blowing its chance to be the king of the world
China’s hope of toppling the US as the world’s biggest economic powerhouse in our lifetimes is slipping away.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
FIFA WORLD CUP
Brazil 4 South Korea 1
Sublime Brazil crush South Korea with attacking masterclass
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Japan seize up in shootout as Croatia move into quarter-finals
Japan have failed again to reach the last eight at a World Cup finals after being beaten in a penalty shootout, thanks to three awful spot kicks.
‘Over the moon’: Socceroos arrive home with smiles – and Messi’s jersey
Just a day after their defeat to Argentina, the footballers bound for Australia touched down.
Queensland
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Cryptocurrencies
‘Worst-case scenario’: Brisbane-based crypto exchange lays off 40% of staff
Australian cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx has announced it will lay off 90 people due to a worsening market downturn following the collapse of FTX.
Man bashed, burnt ‘while singing nursery rhymes’: court
Every time Kelly Stewart got the nursery rhyme wrong he was bashed as part of a torturous ordeal, a court has been told.
Brisbane set to sweat, then get wet with storm threat
Brisbane is likely to see severe thunderstorms later in the week, after temperatures peak in the mid-30s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Queensland Health
Hospital on track to $9m cost blowout, despite $103m rise in its annual budget
The Health Minister has put the blame for the shortfall squarely on the Metro South Hospital and Health Service.
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Animal attacks
‘Tragic loss’: Man mauled to death by dogs identified
Two investigations are underway into Saturday’s horrific death of an Energex meter reader now identified as Kane Minion, 42.
Politics
Analysis
Energy prices
Power price hikes to be ‘extremely awful’ or ‘horrifying’
Whatever Anthony Albanese achieves when national cabinet next meets, it is unlikely to result in lower energy prices for families.
Opinion
Gough Whitlam
Hero, martyr, victim ... but was Gough Whitlam a great man?
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Business
Adrian sank $900,000 into a crypto trading firm. He doesn’t know if he will see it again
Adrian Butkus put much of his life savings into an account at BlockFi in early November.
World
Confusion over Iran’s religious police as women drop hijab
This week also marked the start of another three-day nationwide strike called by protesters, who are seeking a change in the country’s leadership.
Opinion
Push to lower voting age gives voice to those who shape the future
Judith Bessant
Professor in global, urban and social studies, RMIT University
Hero, martyr, victim ... but was Gough Whitlam a great man?
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Groan if you wish, but dad jokes are the mother of all humour
Dom Knight
Writer, broadcaster and podcast host
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Property
‘A landlord’s market’: Little relief for renters amid tight vacancy rate
A record low vacancy rate is giving some tenants little choice but to offer as much as $50 extra a week, even in outer suburbs.
One graph shows why it’s so hard to buy a house, even in a downturn
Property prices may be falling, but wages growth is still well short of helping first home buyers purchase a home.
Lifestyle
Princess Catherine is edging closer to becoming queen, and so is her wardrobe
Rented, vintage and re-worn, the Princess of Wales tried it all on her short tour of Boston. Fashion editor Melissa Singer and style editor Damien Woolnough discuss.
Culture
‘It feels shocking’: Glass ceiling smashed at Australian Academy Awards
Mandy Walker, who shot Elvis, has made history at Australia’s main film and television awards this week.
Sport
Ronaldo may miss do-or-die World Cup clash after substitution spat
The former Manchester United star was seen gesticulating and talking when he came off the pitch in Portugal’s final game of the group stage.
‘No fear of failure’: England and ‘Bazball’ are breathing life into Test cricket
What happens when you take the fear of consequences out of cricket’s most consequential format?
Opinion
Australian Open
Novak’s coming, and hoping for Australia’s Open heart
Djokovic’s battle for a visa to play in the Australian Open became a soap opera the whole world tuned in to.
Neil McMahon
Freelance writer
Why Thunder abandoned Warner captaincy plan
Sydney had planned to have the veteran opener available to deputise for young skipper Jason Sangha.
Ticket prices under microscope in bid to bring crowds back to cricket
One suggestion discussed in recent years was a radical proposal to make Test match entry free after day one.
Jones’ departure to launch rugby’s game of thrones
Could a two-decade-old friendship be Australia’s trump card as the coaching dominoes start to fall in international rugby?
Socceroo who didn’t play a minute lands priceless Messi souvenir
Cameron Devlin is flying home with one of the World Cup’s most valuable mementos.
Have Your Say
‘I’ve got a very clear conscience’: Fagan talks Hawthorn racism claims
Chris Fagan has felt no need to address accusations of racism during his time at Hawthorn with his Brisbane players.
