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Mar 2023
30 m

When will the rate rises end?

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The Reserve Bank delivered its tenth straight interest rate rise this week, causing plenty of pain for mortgage holders. So when will the interest rate hikes end?  Also, the Coalition's Robodebt scheme affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians. So as public hearings into the scheme come to an end, what have we learnt? 
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