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Central Bank Raises Benchmark Interest Rate

The Westpac Banking and Melbourne Institute survey showed that consumer confidence had its biggest fall on record as the March consumer sentiment index plunged 16.6% from February to 102.4....

Central Bank Warns of Possible Rate Rise on the Horizon

Leader of the Labor Party, Mark Latham has resigned after falling ill with pancreatitis. Latham's position as leader of the country's main opposition had been under threat after the Labor Part...

Rates Held Steady as Growth Slows

The government has delivered on an election promise as parliament on December 9th passed toughened anti-terror laws, which give counter-terrorism authorities more power to use listening devices and in...

Interest Rates Unchanged for Eleventh Consecutive Month

The US ambassador to Australia, Tom Schieffer on November 4th left for Washington to meet with US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and other US officials. The aim of the trip is to tie up loose en...