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The federal government has shelved plans for Australia's largest freight rail infrastructure project. -- Costs for the project linking Melbourne to Brisbane were found to have ballooned to at least $45 billion. -- Infrastructure Minister Catherine King says that is more than three times the current budget allocation.

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The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the rate to 4.35 per cent. -- It is the third time rates have risen this year, and they now stand at the post-COVID high we saw in February 2025. -- RBA governor Michele Bullock said the central bank needed to act now to stop inflation getting away from it.

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