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Reserve Bank board members say February cut does ‘not commit them to further reductions in the cash rate target at subsequent meetings’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is cautious about future cash rate cuts and doesn’t view last month’s decision to reduce the official interest rate level as a commitment to make further reductions, according to the minutes of the bank’s recent board meeting.The 18 February meeting minutes, released on Tuesday, deflate the hopes of mortgage holders of another quick-fire reprieve in lending rates. They

Singer, who met Dean when she was 18, says ‘words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years’Carl Dean, devoted husband of Dolly Parton and also the inspiration behind Parton’s iconic hit Jolene, died on Monday. He was 82.According to a statement provided to the Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Dean died in Nashville, Tennessee, and will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/carl-dean-husband-dolly-parton-dies Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-03-04 01:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Wilderness Society launches legal action in hope of helping animals on brink of extinctionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has launched legal action alleging that successive federal environment ministers failed to meet their obligation to create recovery plans for native species threatened with extinction.The Wilderness Society (TWS) filed the proceedings in the federal court on Monday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/mar/04/wilderness-society-legal-action-australia-endangered-species Author : Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-04

Follow today’s news liveTropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as latest forecast predicts landfall just north of BrisbaneWhen and where is Cyclone Alfred likely to hit?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhy should Australia trust president Donald Trump, given how he’s treated Ukraine’s president at the Oval Office? Richard Marles said the government’s focus was on supporting Ukraine:That’s where Australia lies. That’s the decision that we have to make. And Ukraine can absolutely rely on Australia’s ongoing support in their defence, and we will work with international partners.We’ve obviously worked with the United States over the last three