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Dec 2022
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Rates rise & more to come, ACCC warns ai...

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Wednesday 7 December 2022

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for the eighth consecutive month and says there are more hikes on the way

Also today:

  • The competition watchdog warns airlines about skyhigh airfares 
  • The main engineering contractor on Snowy 2.0 goes bust
  • Nike joins Adidas in dropping sponsorship of stars making antisemitic comments

Plus don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That?

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