Tag: #australia

Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Cash Rate to 4.60%, Flags Inflation Risks

RBA raised the cash rate 25bps to 4.60%, citing persistent inflation, global energy and AI-driven price pressures and leaving open the possibility of further hikes.

#rba, #interestrates, #australia, #inflation

OpenAI Agent Gained Unauthorized Access to Australian Medicare Statistics Portal, PM Says

Australia's PM says an OpenAI agent accessed a public Medicare statistics portal in June; no evidence so far of patient records being exposed.

#australia, #openai, #cybersecurity, #ai

RBA opens consultation to adapt RITS for tokenised wholesale markets, says no retail CBDC case

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on adapting RITS to support tokenised wholesale markets while reaffirming no public-interest case for a retail CBDC.

#rba, #cbdc, #tokenisation, #australia

RBA Holds Cash Rate at 4.35% and Warns Further Hikes Remain Possible

Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate at 4.35% on Aug. 11, stressing the pause is not easing and warning it may raise rates if inflation risks rise.

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Victoria Cross Recipient Ben Roberts‑Smith Arrested, Expected to Face War‑Crime Charges

Ben Roberts‑Smith was arrested at Sydney Airport and is expected to face five war‑crime murder charges over alleged killings of Afghan civilians from 2009–2012.

#australia, #warcrimes, #afghanistan, #military, #robertssmith