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RBA hikes rates to 15-year high amid rising energy costs — as it happened

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29 Sept 2026 10:06 AEST Summary

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29 Sept 2026 16:16 AEST the headline was changed: ~~Live updates: RBA's rate call nears; fresh housing warning; Albanese weighs support~~RBA hikes rates to 15-year high amid rising energy costs — as it happened
29 Sept 2026 13:33 AEST the headline was changed: Live updates: ~~Rates~~ RBA's rate call ~~looms; 15-year high in sight; the hold camp's argument~~nears; fresh housing warning; Albanese weighs support
29 Sept 2026 11:30 AEST the headline was changed: Live updates: ~~RBA to hand down its latest interest~~ Rates ~~decision~~call looms; 15-year high in sight; the hold camp's argument

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SBS News RBA hikes rates to 15-year high amid rising energy costs — as it happened plain
Brisbane Times RBA hikes interest rates to 4.6 per cent in 15-year high, open to further hikes plain
The Motley Fool Australia ASX 200 slips as RBA boosts interest rates to 15-year highs plain
The Age Interest rates jump to 15-year high plain

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Niral Score 13.2 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sentiment, political diction and 3 more and 3 at zero

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Sentiment -0.2 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 A story about politics, written without coded language Jingoistic 3 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Sourcing 34 unattributednamed sources Mood 50.6 sorrowjoyful

3 read zero: generational, gender, religious

Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Religious 0 not invokedovert

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Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Political	Sentiment	Happiness
SBS Newsas they published this story	13.2	18	34	0	-0.2	50.6
The Motley Fool Australia	11.2	8	25	0.1	-0.1	56.5

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Brisbane Times RBA hikes interest rates to 4.6 per cent in 15-year high, open to further hikes Niral 4.6 · calm political 0 The Motley Fool Australia ASX 200 slips as RBA boosts interest rates to 15-year highs Niral 11.2 · mostly calm political 0.1 The Age Interest rates jump to 15-year high Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Interest rates jump to 15-year high Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Interest rates jump to 15-year high Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 WAtoday Interest rates jump to 15-year high Niral 4.1 · calm political 0