Australians react to 15-year high interest rates

“Not okay”: When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6 per cent earlier this week, it brought interest rates to their highest in 15 years.

We took to the streets of Melbourne to find out how Australians feel about the RBA’s decision and what the rising rates mean for them.

Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rates-were-this-high-15-years-ago-heres-why-it-hurts-more-now/7btbzc3zz

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