Radio National Breakfast

The Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates for a fifth time this year, taking the rate to an 18-year high. The RBA has updated its economic forecasts - revealing it doesn't expect inflation to return to its target band of 2-3% until late next year. We hear from the Finance Minister and the Shadow Treasurer.  Then we cross to the US as voters have their say in the mid-term elections. 

Grace Larson's youngest daughter was just a few weeks old when she become very sick, very quickly. Thankfully, her training as a paediatric nurse kicked into gear.

The One Nation MP for Farrer says in regional Australia, there is "a lot of discontent and disenfranchised people."

Katy Gallagher says the government gets "a lot of free advice" about cutting spending, but savings measures aren't supported in parliament.

Interest rates rise for the fifth consecutive time as the Reserve Bank warns inflation will be higher for longer.

The US president's Republican party is fighting to maintain control of the US Congress, with Democrats hoping to gain a majority after today's midterm elections. 

Mr Trump has called these mid-term elections the most important in memory.

Companies across at least seven countries were targeted, potentially opening up a worrying new front in cyber-crime. 

The Shadow Treasurer has pushed back on the suggestion the Coalition is trying to block savings measures.

In Michigan, a shock last-minute endorsement may have tightened the midterm race.  Sitting Democrat congresswoman Haley Stevens has publicly backing Republican candidate Mike Rogers over her party's own nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. We also turn to the race in Texas, where a Democrat is threatening the Republican's hold on the state.  Then over in the Carribean, Prime minister Anthony Albanese is going...

Bogong Moth numbers were dwindling, but their 2026 migratory journey is getting conservationists excited. 

If you've recently been in touch with your superannuation fund with a complaint — and been dissatisfied with the response — you're not alone.

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to increase interest rates for the fifth time this year later today, in an effort to pull inflation down.

Another hike would likely take the cash rate to 4.85 per cent — the highest level in 18 years.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set to meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with a change in backpacker rules on the table.

On the streets of Antigua, protesters continue their call for reparations for historical slavery which some have called the biggest crossroads for the Commonwealth since its creation.

Texas is another key battleground state in the US midterm elections on the verge of an historic shift.

Hopes are rising among Democrats that they can win a majority in both houses of Congress — with polling leads in almost all of the battleground states.

Some license holders in New South Wales will be able to surrender their guns from today. It's part of the state government's response to the Bondi Beach massacre last year, including limiting the number of guns a person can own and the introduction of stronger background checks. Then, the Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has been a vocal opponent of the caps on the number of guns people ca...

The federal government says they are making 'serious attempts' to ensure spending isn't contributing to rising inflation figures.

Opposition urges New South Wales gun owners: 'don't rush' to hand in firearms.

A national gun buy-back has launched — at least in New South Wales, which is the first state to stand up the scheme.

Australia's major banks are all predicting a Melbourne Cup day rate rise tomorrow after consumer price index data for September showed stubbornly high inflation.

Halloween might have provided some retailers with a temporary sugar hit to sales, but broader consumer sentiment has some in the sector spooked.