Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’?

After the Reserve Bank’s first rate hike in more than two years, Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the economics editor, Patrick Commins, and Lea Jurkovic, the economics correspondent at the Australian Financial Review, about the indicators that informed the central bank’s decision this week. They also discuss the ongoing vulnerabilities in the economy, the missed opportunities when the RBA doesn’t comment on government spending and the maturity lacking in the political debate about interest rates

You can listen to Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’? is an episode from Australian politics live podcast by The Guardian.

This episode is 00:27:56 long.

This episode was published on Feb 6, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Australian politics live podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.