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Hopes interest rate reprieve will slow soaring cost of living

Australia Budget

A man shops in a supermarket in Sydney, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Source: AP / Rick Rycroft/AP

Australian households have been given a reprieve ahead of the holiday season as the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent.


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