Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating staffing gaps as key factor in four incidents in July and August * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Modelling by Sydney airport’s air traffic control operators predicted elevated fatigue risks for staff at the time of a series of major safety incidents, with a review identifying runway incursions and near misses at 20% above national averages. Staffing gaps at Sydney airport are being investigated as a key factor in four incidents in July and August this year, according to the investigating authority, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau [ATSB]. Continue reading...

The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren Financial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bulletin, will retire in December after three decades as the public broadcaster’s highly-respected financial guru. Now 74, Kohler has been presenting finance, complete with idiosyncratic graphs, on the ABC for almost a quarter of a century, signing off each evening since 2002 with the catchphrase: “And that’s finance”. Continue reading...

The Sydney Roosters’ NRL and NRLW teams carry a sense of destiny into their grand finals and that’s down to the ethos of two coaches It is somewhat lost to history given he is now the longest-serving Sydney Roosters coach but when Trent Robinson was hired by the NRL club in late 2012, it was a surprise. Jason Taylor was heavily favoured even after his tumultuous departure from South Sydney. The league’s coaching ranks were filled with old school disciplinarians and those of the ranting and raving bent. Another new hire at the time, Michael Maguire at the Rabbitohs, had enjoyed a successful debut season but was very much a football obsessive who viewed players as his pawns. Robinson was and is the antithesis of Maguire and has operated very differently to the traditional macho dictatorship often seen in top tier rugby league coaching. As he prepares for his fourth grand final in his 14th season at the helm of the tricolours, Robinson stands tall as the leader of a new way that prizes personal connection, treats players as people, and understands that stability and happiness hold tremendous value. Continue reading...

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds. A record 157,957 EV sales occurred between January and June – an 117% increase on the same period last year, according to a new report released by the Electric Vehicle Council. Continue reading...

The war in the Middle East and ‘excessive’ levels of government spending have contributed to the rebound in inflation and interest rates in Australia * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast As universally expected by economists and financial markets, the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy board on Tuesday lifted its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since October 2011 (at the peak of the mining investment boom). Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attributed this week’s decision – and the inflation concerns underpinning it – to the war in the Middle East. Others, including shadow treasurer Tim Wilson and some economists, blame it on “excessive” levels of, and growth in, government spending. Continue reading...

Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first term senator from Victoria New South Wales senator David Shoebridge has joined the race to become the Greens’ new leader, with an increasingly crowded field revealing splits among the 11-member party room. Shoebridge said on Wednesday morning he would stand on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his proposed deputy, facing off with deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi and communications spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young. Continue reading...

Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, falling a million square kilometres – or almost 400,000 square miles – short of the long-term average, scientists have confirmed. Confirmation of the peak meant the four lowest years on record for the continent’s sea ice – a vital component of the planet’s climate and critical for marine life – had all occurred in the past four years. Continue reading...

One Nation may have changed the outlines of the debate, but a majority of Australians still support immigration * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anyone who thinks the current immigration debate is simply about the number of foreigners being granted legal passage to Australia each year is only seeing half the picture. Beyond the crude numerical projections (that a growing number of Australians believe have way too many zeros) is a more basic contest that is both economic and cultural and is being played out around the globe. Continue reading...

Tyson Frizell waited 15 years to make a grand final while Fletcher Sharpe grew up watching Knights legends but wasn’t even alive for their last premiership Tyson Frizell has played 305 NRL games but has found he can no longer bear to watch the end of grand finals. “It usually gets switched off or I stop watching it as soon as that siren goes because – while you’re happy for everyone – it burns, those celebration of the boys,” he said. His 15-year career has earned him Blues and Kangaroos jerseys, but Frizell had never reached a season decider. Until this week, of course, thanks to an improbable Knights run that has brought the proud New South Wales city to life. Continue reading...

The British TV show followed five brothers and their wealthy father in the year 2065 as they go on valiant rescue missions – with no strings attached The year is 2065, and a philanthropic, fabulously wealthy ex-astronaut – Jeff Tracy – dedicates his life to saving humanity. Their headquarters? A mid-century vintage James Bond-style villa, situated on an island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. From here, Jeff and his five handsome, talented sons blast off in hi-tech vehicles to stage daring rescues. These almost totemic, futuristic feats of engineering? Thunderbirds. First airing in 1965, the TV series had a daring, strikingly optimistic view not just of the future, but of humanity as a whole. It all started when its creators, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who were already making ambitious and successful TV shows, learned of a disaster unfolding in Germany. A mine had collapsed, sealing 50 men deep underground, and a group of brave volunteers set out to rescue them. Continue reading...

Experts cite inconsistent evidence for supplementing with the essential mineral – and warn taking magnesium without a deficiency has risks * Read more in the Antiviral series Dietitian Danielle Shine says her Instagram inbox was filled with questions after actor Scarlett Johansson was quoted in the Daily Mail and other publications recently saying she takes magnesium to improve her digestion and sleep. “I know that everybody is taking magnesium now. It’s so helpful,” Johansson reportedly told beauty publication Byrdie. Continue reading...

No excuses for next leader of party, Adam Bandt says, while Bob Brown warns they must also be able to take on Pauline Hanson and One Nation * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The former Greens leader Adam Bandt says the party’s new leadership team, which could be chosen as early as today, will face mounting pressure from grassroots members to block the Labor government from approving any new coal and gas projects “by whatever means”. He told Guardian Australia there would be no excuses for the new leader, likely to be elected at a two-day retreat in Sydney which begins today, to allow the Albanese government to approve any new fossil fuel development. Continue reading...

Commonwealth tells high court its proposed laws to let users opt out of algorithms would ultimately have the same effect as the ban * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has conceded it implemented the “world-leading” under-16s social media ban before there was scientific consensus on the link between mental health harms and social media use, but argued the “credible risks” of issues such as addictive behaviours and anxiety justify the policy. In its defence against a high court challenge of the ban, the government has also argued its proposed digital duty of care legislation, allowing users to opt out of social media features such as algorithms, would ultimately have the same effect as the ban, if implemented. Continue reading...

Bogong numbers dropped up to 99.5% between 2017 and 2019, but wetter and cooler conditions are thought to be behind the recent surge * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Skies over parts of New South Wales have been aflutter in recent days as swarms of bogong moths begin their annual migration, travelling up to 1,000 km from their breeding grounds in different parts of the country to a small number of cool caves in the Australian Alps. Sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years, but reports to the citizen science program Moth Tracker this September alone have exceeded 2025’s total figures, according to Zoos Victoria, which runs the platform. Continue reading...

Tuesday’s RBA rate hike is ‘daunting’ – especially for families which have already cut back on streaming services, food and petrol * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Shane McClymont heard the news about Tuesday’s rate hike through a text from his wife, asking if they would be able to afford their son’s birthday dinner this week. “It’s always special. The kids get to choose their takeaway of choice for their birthday,” he says. “She’s wanting to know what we’re going to do for dinner. We don’t know if we can afford the takeaway or not, whether we’re going to have to cook.” Continue reading...

More than half of Australians want to see the country’s migrant intake lowered while One Nation’s primary vote climbs to 25% * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has failed to capitalise on growing criticism of Labor, with the opposition stuck at its lowest-ever primary vote in the Guardian Essential poll. The poll also shows more than half of all Australians want immigration cut and have voiced support for hardline enforcement, such as forced deportation. Continue reading...

* Socceroos led 2-1 with goals from Metcalfe and Circati * Two late goals sealed win for five-times world champions His first touch taking the ball goalward, Vanderson felt the pressure from Australian defenders closing in and laced a shot goalward, burying it in the top corner of Patrick Beach’s net and putting Brazil ahead. All of 132 seconds had transpired at Lang Park. After being forced to salvage a 1-1 draw with effectively the last touch of the game four days prior, it not only represented a perfect start for the Seleção, but also felt like it was sending a message. We’re Brazil, you’re Australia, and we’re going to put you in your place. And 90 minutes later, a level of pride had been restored when it finished 4-2 to the South Americans. As that effort from the Monaco defender nestled in the back of the net, memories of Nestory Irankunda’s free-kick blast at Queensland Country Bank Stadium were already fading, and as Raphinha twice thundered efforts into the body of Beach a minute later, it started to feel almost like it was 2017 again, when Diego Souza scored after just 11 seconds at the MCG to set up a comprehensive 4-0 win or 2013, when Jô scored after seven minutes in Brasília to set up a 6-0 win. Continue reading...

* Follow updates as Socceroos face Seleção in Brisbane * Kick-off time at Suncorp Stadium is 8.10pm AEST/7.10am BRT * Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Hello folks and welcome to live coverage of the Socceroos’ second and final friendly match against Brazil. Tonight’s game at Lang Park in Brisbane will kick off at 8.10pm AEST (7.10am BRT). It was framed as a David v Goliath match when Australia hosted the Seleção in Townsville last week, but the 90 minutes that unfolded on the rough north Queensland turf told a totally different story. Continue reading...

The Reserve Bank appears ready to push harder against inflation but it comes with a greater risk for the economy The fight against inflation has entered a new, more dangerous phase. For years, the Reserve Bank has been attempting, as gently as possible, to steer inflation back to its 2.5% target while trying to retain as many of the post-pandemic job gains as possible. Continue reading...

Australian ban on credit and debit card surcharges begins this week. Businesses plan to pass the cost on to consumers – or avoid it altogether Australians will no longer pay a surcharge on credit or debit card purchases from Thursday, but the changes at the register won’t stop there. Some businesses are already making changes, with an after-school care provider cutting off card payments and a school canteen service setting $10 minimum checkouts to manage processing costs. Continue reading...

New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with Faruqi, Shoebridge and Hanson-Young among frontrunners High profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation. The party’s longest serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt at the leadership with colleagues on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day party retreat in Sydney, when the new leader will be chosen. Continue reading...

Widely expected decision is fourth increase to interest rate this year and will be blow to mortgage holders across Australia * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank has lifted its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011, from 4.35%. The widely expected fourth increase to the cash rate this year will add to repayment costs for millions of mortgage holders across the country. Continue reading...

Will it be the mullets of Newcastle who are back in contention after 25 years, or the powerhouse Roosters always ready to spoil a party? It’s the biggest spectacle in Australian sport, at least since Kylie Minogue lit up the MCG last Saturday. The NRL grand final is upon us, and on Sunday night millions of people with no skin in the game will be forced to pick a side by their family, friends, partners, or the rest of their local pub. When your team is not playing, choosing who to barrack for in rugby league comes down to one principle: class warfare. Should neutrals back the Newcastle Knights, the mulleted, working-class sons of the Hunter Valley? Or do eastside heavyweights the Sydney Roosters deserve your love? Continue reading...

Early on Sunday clocks in the south-eastern states will go forward one hour. Here’s what you need to know – and how it will affect you * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s that time of year again: clocks will move forward one hour on Sunday in many parts of Australia as daylight saving time comes into effect. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading...

It would be the fourth hike this year, adding to the cost of monthly mortgage repayments * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank is expected to hike interest rates again on Tuesday, after lifting rates in February, March and May. It’s expected the central bank will raise the cash rate to 4.6%, from 4.35%. Continue reading...

When the internet went down, people politely queued at phone booths on NSW’s south coast to share tales of survival and heartbreak with the outside world * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast During the black summer bushfires of 2019-20, mobile phone networks were knocked out in Narooma, as a raging blaze bore down on the New South Wales hamlet. Under furious orange skies and amid thick smoke, locals and tourists lined up at Narooma’s public payphones to let family and friends know they were OK, or to check-in on neighbours. Continue reading...

The photographer’s photos are so meticulously staged that viewers often assume they were taken in a studio – not behind a London nightclub or in an Australian goat field One bright spring day, the photographer Damien Frost arrived at a farm in Gungal, outside Muswellbrook, New South Wales. Goats grazed in a paddock, eucalyptus trees stretched into the brilliant blue sky and a tin shed weathered in the sun. Frost walked into the shed and entered another world. “It’s a drag studio,” says Frost. Lining the walls were dozens of wigs and rails of flamboyant outfits belonging to Beverly Fabulosity. “I’ve never seen anything like it. It was a very Priscilla scenario.” Frost grew up in Australia and is now based in London, where for more than a decade he has photographed drag queens and club kids for his acclaimed Night Flowers series. Since late August, he has been back in his home country, commissioned by Newcastle’s New Annual festival to photograph night owls in and around the city. These new portraits are being exhibited alongside a selection from Frost’s archive at Watt Space gallery as part of the festival. Continue reading...

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval. That number, for most people, will carry little meaning, as might the calculation that adding that amount of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere will cause an extra 0.00036C of global heating. But what if the public was instead told that that amount of carbon dioxide would expose almost half a million people to unprecedented heat, or kill nearly 15 million coral colonies on the Great Barrier Reef every time it bleaches? All those statistics come from a new tool that translates the emissions from burning fossil fuels into estimated real-world climate effects taken from peer-reviewed climate studies. “Small numbers in global warming can mean catastrophic impacts,” says prof Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climate scientist at the Australian National University who is part of a team launching the Carbon Impacts Tracer. Continue reading...

Last week, Georgie Dent’s National Press Cub speech made headlines. I, too, would like to have time to hang out with my kids without being distracted by work or nonstop life admin When my eldest started school I made the highly original discovery that the school day ended at 3pm. My work day did not. Since then, my life has been a logistical and psychological nightmare. Before-school care, after-school care, activities, therapy, swimming, the dentist. I am bored just typing it out. And yet it needs to be organised, paid for, a new app downloaded for each activity, for two kids, five days a week, essentially for eternity. And don’t get me started on school holidays. Continue reading...

Szubanski’s latest book delves into both her mother’s decline, and her triumphant fight for marriage equality There is a certain tension in the celebrity memoir between what is confessed and what is withheld. We want to know the things the celebrity isn’t telling us, and comb through what they do say looking for secrets, the flaws or inconsistencies, the myopic and self-serving. Most celebrities try to thread their stories through this needle, giving us the sense of candidness without revealing too much of anything. After all, there are reputations to uphold. Magda Szubanski doesn’t write those memoirs. She writes about her life with such emotional precision, like a forensic pathologist wielding a scalpel; never aiming for amiability nor belly laughs, but a kind of equilibrium of understanding instead. She processes the tectonic forces in her life in order to stand on firmer ground, like building a mound on which to better survey the topography. I Can’t Tell You But I Will is the follow-up to her 2015 memoir Reckoning, about her father and the scars of war; this memoir turns the attention away from him and on to her mother, Margaret. Continue reading...

Archeologists warn AI summaries can repeat false claims about 12,000-year-old rock art from Western Australia’s Kimberley region being painted by aliens Warning: This article contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some readers Traditional owner Warren Barunga says he is angry that people are misusing his people’s sacred rock paintings. The ancient Gwion Gwion and Wandjina figures, found in the Kimberley in Western Australia, have long been used in false claims that they were created by aliens or vanished civilisations. Continue reading...

With RBA predicted to lift cash rate for fourth time this year on Tuesday, experts warn a fifth – or even sixth – rise would be ‘overkill’ * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Two or even three more Reserve Bank interest rate hikes would be “devastating” for the property market but still leave housing more unaffordable than ever as higher borrowing costs trump lower prices, experts say. The RBA’s monetary policy board is widely expected on Tuesday afternoon to announce an increase in its cash rate to 4.6%, from 4.35%, in a decision that will add another $100 to the monthly mortgage interest bill on a $700,000 loan. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

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Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’ * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down due to ill health, with a party room meeting scheduled for next week to choose her successor. Waters revealed on Monday night she has been managing a pre-existing kidney disease, but that it had “declined significantly over the course of recent months”. Continue reading...

Developer Goodman Group says changes in government rules are behind decision to pull plug on ‘Project Mars’ in Lane Cove * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Plans for a controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Lane Cove in Sydney’s north have been withdrawn, with the developer blaming “emerging” regulations from the state and federal governments for the decision to pull the plug. The “Project Mars” plans were withdrawn from the NSW planning portal on Monday, with the developer, Goodman Group, posting on its site that the policy and regulatory environment for large-scale datacentres had “evolved significantly”. Continue reading...

Local authorities have closed the beach for several kilometres and multiple sharks have been spotted in the area * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Multiple sharks have been spotted swimming near a large, smelly whale carcass that has washed ashore at a popular capital city beach, drawing hundreds of onlookers. Surf lifesavers found the dead animal at Perth’s City beach at about 7.30am on Monday and raised the alarm. Continue reading...

* Penrith No 7 posts on Instagram to confirm successful surgery on left foot * Cleary sustained compound fracture and ankle dislocation in loss to Newcastle Nathan Cleary has told fans “I’ll be back” in a social media post from his hospital bed after the Penrith star underwent emergency surgery on a horrific ankle injury. Cleary was rushed to hospital in Penrith’s season-ending 22-14 loss to Newcastle on Sunday, after suffering a compound fracture and ankle dislocation. Continue reading...

It’s so bad some Republicans are even turning against him – bit late guys but whatever * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

Some people experience effects similar to minor jet lag, but no association with significant declines in mental health, study shows When the clocks “spring forward” this weekend, there may be more heart attacks and more fatal traffic accidents, but fewer crimes that involve physical harm. Daylight saving time (DST) has been blamed for many ills, from faded curtains to confused dogs, but a major international study has found more evidence is needed for many of the claims around the time shift. Continue reading...

When I think of the future, I imagine being in the same precarious position I’m in now, but fatter, wrinklier and even more fed up with my old, cold share house * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Every Friday I write a little essay about how great I am and send it off to a stranger. Sometimes I receive a generic rejection two or 12 weeks later, but usually they never reply. I used to apply for jobs more often, but after a few hundred applications and increasingly worse mental health, I found I got exactly the same response whether I sent a thoroughly researched and edited cover letter or a picture of my cat, so I gave up trying so hard. I used to obsess about what was wrong with me. Everyone told me that it was them, not me; that it was business, not personal; that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome was extremely sane. But still, every rejection fed the little worm in my brain that said I was useless. I don’t think the worm is entirely in the wrong. I think it’s normal to feel like a reject after being repeatedly rejected, to feel worthless when your bank balance is zero, to feel lost after losing. Continue reading...

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ Swarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for excitement rather than alarm. Hundreds of moth sightings in coastal areas were posted over the weekend to the iNaturalist page for Bogong Watch, a citizen science initiative run by Invertebrates Australia. Continue reading...

At this year’s Video Music Awards, pop’s biggest stars opted for gaudy and extravagant fashion, with plenty of fur, feathers and big silhouettes Continue reading...

The Knights’ incredible preliminary final win over the Penrith Panthers showcased everything Justin Holbrook has done to turn the club around Few teams have been mired in mediocrity longer than the Newcastle Knights, a club from a region that few dispute is the heartland of rugby league in Australia. They are built on the legend of Joey and Chief and so many others but have, for the better part of the last quarter-century, been an irrelevance. No more. After one of the most compelling, controversial and climactic preliminary finals in the history of the game, the Knights are on their way to the 2026 NRL grand final just 12 months after claiming their fourth wooden spoon in 11 seasons. Hollywood’s finest scriptwriter could not have written the story of Newcastle’s rise over the last year – and even the most creative could not have put together what will live in folklore as one of the most dramatic grand final qualifiers the game has seen. Continue reading...

At this year’s Video Music Awards, pop’s biggest stars opted for gaudy and extravagant fashion, with plenty of fur, feathers and big silhouettes Continue reading...

Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah, died peacefully surrounded by his family in New York on Sunday, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...

* Bavuma and Miller smash centuries in second ODI * Australia batters fall 32 runs short despite strong start Temba Bavuma and David Miller both struck centuries as South Africa defeated Australia by 32 runs in the ⁠second one-day international in Johannesburg, securing victory in the three-match series with a game to spare. Australia sent their hosts in to bat and South ⁠Africa amassed 365 for ⁠nine in their ​50 overs, before bowling the visitors out for 333 in 49.5 overs to win a high-scoring encounter. The Proteas continued their recent dominance over their rivals with a 19th ODI ⁠win in their last 25 meetings. Continue reading...

One year from a home World Cup, in circumstances comically heroic, this was the match Australia needed With four minutes to go, and four players down, Australia lead by two tries against the world champions in Perth. The Wallabies have been unbeaten in four matches under new coach Les Kiss, but they have not yet been tested against a rugby power. If they were looking for a test, this is now it. On the arena where the men’s rugby World Cup will begin in just over one year, Australia are showing promise. They had led South Africa 42-17 midway through the second half. Now, the score is 42-31. Continue reading...

Educational institutions find themselves suddenly confronted with a fork in the road * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Armin Alimardani has blue hair, is fresh faced, wears a smart watch and describes himself as “a tech enthusiast”. He is an unlikely sentinel, perhaps, to warn that a drift towards academics using generative artificial intelligence to help mark students assignments could pose an existential threat to higher education. Continue reading...

Outcome of meetings of Reserve Bank on Monday and Tuesday will affect Australian mortgage rates, household budgets and house prices * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than $100 to typical monthly mortgage repayments. The Reserve Bank board is poised to hike the cash rate from 4.35% to 4.6% on Tuesday, which would be the fourth increase in 2026 and push typical home loan interest rates to 6.5%. Continue reading...