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Rate rise piles pressure on government as opposition under fire over climate

QUESTION TIME

Treasurer Jim Chalmers in House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

Interest rates have risen by 50 basis points as the Reserve Bank attempts to slow rising inflation, while the Opposition formally announces it will vote against the government's climate bill.


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By Krishani Dhanji

Source: SBS News



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Interest rates have risen by 50 basis points as the Reserve Bank attempts to slow rising inflation, while the Opposition formally announces it will vote against the government's climate bill.



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