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Interest rates
RBA delivers Cup Day rate rise to rein in stubborn inflation
RBA governor Michele Bullock has signalled Tuesday’s interest rate rise may not be the last as she concedes inflation has remained higher and more persistent than expected.
Analysis
Analysis
Unlucky 13th rate rise for home buyers as RBA punts on the economy
Like other central banks around the world, the Reserve is like a horse running in a different direction on a foreign track. This is unfamiliar territory.
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Mortgage calculator: How much extra will your repayments cost?
Use our calculator to see how much more your mortgage repayments will be after Tuesday’s rate rise.
‘We’ll have to be a lot more disciplined’: How homeowners are slashing costs
A Brisbane homeowner who bought at the median house price of $880k in April 2022 will now be paying $1800 more a month.
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‘He’s a freak’: Without A Fight wins the 2023 Melbourne Cup
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Favourite flops for 10th year straight as Without A Fight storms to Cup victory
Without A Fight has become the first horse since 2001 to win the storied Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double.
Melbourne Cup results 2023: The finishing order
The official finishing order for this year’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
‘Are you there?’ Boy texts best friend moments before Daylesford crash
Just before Vihaan Bhatia, 11, was killed by a car along with four others in a beer garden, he contacted his best friend from his mum’s phone.
‘Very confronting’: Female officer allegedly grabbed by man with gun
A female officer was allegedly grabbed by a man with a gun on the Gold Coast, police say, as he threatened her and her partner in the early hours of Tuesday.
Men under guard in hospital as devastated families grieve boys killed in crash
Two men have been arrested over the crash in Sydney on Monday, while the families of two boys killed in the carnage have been left broken.
Qantas launches new trans-Tasman destination (and we go along for the ride)
It’s flying daily from Brisbane – but in a plane you may not be familiar with.
Readers have their say on digital licences, Christmas spending and uni education
See what Brisbane Times readers think about three timely topics in this week’s poll.
Health minister says ‘it’s been terrific’ to see more ADHD awareness
While some psychiatrists say ADHD is being overdiagnosed and overmedicated, Mark Butler says he does not subscribe to that view.
‘Handsome boy’ Albanese schedules annual leaders’ meetings with China
Chinese Premier Li Qiang says video of Anthony Albanese walking in Shanghai has gone viral: “People were saying we have a handsome boy coming from Australia.”
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Queensland
For some young people, a sleeping bag and safety plan is their only option
This is what the billboards around the city displaying Brisbane as ‘Not For Rent’ mean.
Perspective
City council
Forget about water under the bridge. In Brisbane, there’s politics all over it
Beyond the machinations over council’s budget cuts and delayed shade for Victoria Bridge, it’s the political barbs that are most revealing.
Man accused of stealing two fire trucks as Qld burns
The thefts happened while stretched-to-the-limit firefighters battled scores of blazes.
Alleged childcare abuser to stay in custody until January
Prosecutors on the case of a man accused of more than 1600 child abuse offences are working to have the charges automatically pushed through to a higher court.
Woman charged with child stealing and car theft in inner Brisbane
A woman has been charged with child stealing after allegedly taking a car and driving off with an 18-month-old child in the back seat in Spring Hill.
Politics
Opinion
Interest rates
New governor, same mission: RBA sticks with unpopular rate rises
Michele Bullock had been in a honeymoon period with Australia’s mortgage borrowers since she took the RBA’s governor role in mid-September. That’s over now.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Business
Analysis
Investing
Investors warned against ‘taking a punt’ on trendy ETFs
While exchange-traded funds that invest in tech-related themes like AI and cybersecurity can be rewarding, there are also risks.
World
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli children orphaned after watching parents murdered by Hamas
Nearly two dozen children lost both their mother and father in the October 7 Hamas terror attack against Israel that sparked the escalating war in Gaza.
Opinion
Another rate rise? It’s the last thing we need
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
‘Critical mission’: Janet Yellen unwinds Trump’s financial deregulation
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Australia had a choice with China: kowtow or stand up. We made the right call
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
The once-booming NSW towns where house prices are at a discount
Double-digit house price falls were recorded in some of the most popular coastal towns of the past few years, but not everywhere.
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Title Deeds
Star cricketers Alyssa Healy, Mitchell Starc to sell the house that Jennifer Hawkins built
First Steve Smith made the most of his time at the Cricket World Cup to sell his Bronte home, now cricket’s golden couple have decided to do the same.
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Lifestyle
Perspective
Parenting
My son ate a peanut butter sandwich every day last week. Can I count that as a success?
There is a difference between making a healthy meal and getting your children to actually eat it.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Culture
This filmmaker quit school to chase her dream. At 19, she’s made four movies
Last year, teenage filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay completed three movies. This year, two of them will screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
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Melbourne Cup results 2023: The finishing order
The official finishing order for this year’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
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Melbourne Cup
Favourite flops for 10th year straight as Without A Fight storms to Cup victory
For the 10th year in a row, the pre-race Cup favourite failed to salute as Without A Fight won and became the first horse since Ethereal in 2001 to claim the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double.
Think Bairstow stumping was stinky? Here’s our list of controversial cricket outs
Where does a recent Ashes flashpoint rank in the hall of infamy after Sri Lanka’s Angelo Matthews was dismissed for taking too long to get to the crease?
In his final Cup carnival, Damien Oliver looks back at his most famous win
During a lifetime in the saddle, Oliver has yielded 129 group 1 wins – an Australian record – and just shy of $250m in prizemoney.
‘Disgraceful’: History maker Mathews slams Bangladesh over timed-out appeal
The former Sri Lanka captain earned the dubious distinction of being the first player in international cricket to be “timed out”.
Four things we learned from launch of new Reds era
Queensland’s new coach emerged from his first clash victorious. So, what did we learn from the win over Wild Knights?
Why Smith is in a spin before crucial World Cup clash
Vertigo has put Steve Smith in doubt for Australia’s World Cup clash against Afghanistan in Mumbai.
Have Your Say
Numbers, ages, colours and barriers: History can help you find the Melbourne Cup winner
History can help you find the winner by going with the lucky numbers.
Chris Roots
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
