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RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60 per cent as rising fuel prices threaten more hikes

The West Australian Cameron Micallef

30 Sept 2026 06:02 AEST Summary

From the report

RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60 per cent as rising fuel prices threaten more hikes.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. ~~Struck through~~: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

The West Australian RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60 per cent as rising fuel prices threaten more hikes plain
The Sydney Morning Herald Reserve Bank tipped to lift interest rates today plain
The Canberra Times Mortgage holders brace for highest interest rates since 2011 plain
7NEWS RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank lifts cash rate to 4.60 per cent at September meeting plain
The Guardian Australia RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’ plain

This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
The West Australianas they published this story	2	0	71	0	50
7NEWS	9.4	16	72	-0.3	49.6
The Guardian Australia	11	6	28	-0.4	38.2

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The same event elsewhere

7 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.

The Sydney Morning Herald Reserve Bank tipped to lift interest rates today Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 WAtoday Reserve Bank tipped to lift interest rates today Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 The Age Reserve Bank tipped to lift interest rates today Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Reserve Bank tipped to lift interest rates today Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 The Canberra Times Mortgage holders brace for highest interest rates since 2011 Niral 10.6 · mostly calm political 0 7NEWS RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank lifts cash rate to 4.60 per cent at September meeting Niral 9.4 · calm political 0 The Guardian Australia RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’ Niral 11 · mostly calm political 0