{
  "id": 545662,
  "title": "Afternoon Update: RBA holds interest rates; captive birds to be vaccinated; and one of Sam Neill’s final interviews",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/afternoon-update-rba-holds-interest-rates-captive-birds-to-be",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:59:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/11/afternoon-update-tuesday-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? It came as no surprise, but it will be welcome news for homeowners nonetheless. In a widely expected decision, and despite persistent worries about elevated inflation, the Reserve Bank held the cash rate at 4.35%. The announcement comes amid a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}