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Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there's plenty of pain to come

Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

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Australia’s Reserve Bank has hit pause on interest rates after ten successive hikes, but for many Australians, the pain it has inflicted is about to begin.

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