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RBA expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its September meeting

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Since the Reserve Bank began raising interest rates two and a half years ago, Australians with mortgage loans have made an estimated $5.52 billion in additional repayments each month. Canstar data shows that total mortgage payments in March 2022 – when the base rate was at a record low of 0.1 per cent – ​​were … Read more

Hundreds of residents flock to town meeting with Basil Zempilas to criticise APIL's redesign of the Floreat Forum

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Hundreds of residents joined Liberal candidate for Churchlands Basil Zempilas and party leader Libby Mettam on Thursday night to protest against plans for seven high-rise buildings in the Floreat Forum. Around 250 residents attended the meeting at the Floreat Forum to comment on the controversial redesign.

Petracca meeting an “eye-opener” for Demons: Lever

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Melbourne defender Jake Lever says a team meeting with Christian Petracca amid speculation about his future opened his eyes to the psychological toll a horrific spleen injury has taken on the speedy midfielder. His Premier League team-mate Lever believed the meeting had lifted a heavy weight from Petracca's shoulders and stressed that reports that the … Read more

Wall Street rises amid focus on Jackson Hole meeting

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Wall Street's major stock indexes extended gains in choppy trading after posting their best week of the year as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole for clues about a rate cut. The benchmark S&P 500 index posted a seven-day winning streak on Friday, its longest since October 2023, after a … Read more

Indonesia holds first cabinet meeting in new capital

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has held his first cabinet meeting in his planned new capital, Nusantara, as the outgoing leader seeks to reassure investors that his US$32 billion (AU$49 billion) megaproject remains on schedule before he steps down in October this year. Years after announcing its flagship infrastructure project to ease the burden on congested, … Read more

AFL 2024: St Kilda coach Ross Lyon distances himself from meeting with Tarryn Thomas

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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has sought to distance himself from the Saints' meeting with disgraced former player Tarryn Thomas, which sparked a fierce reaction from fans. Lyon refused to answer questions about a meeting held by the club's head of recruitment, Graeme Allan, with Thomas when speaking to reporters at Moorabbin on Friday.