Rates rise heats up major parties' claims over economic management

ELECTION22 ANTHONY ALBANESE ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese on Day 23 of the 2022 federal election campaign, in Gosford Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates for the first time in 11 months in a bid to curb inflation - and the topic dominated the election campaign trail.



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