Heidi Murphy fires up over ‘ridiculous and infuriating’ interest rate blame game

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a 15-year high.

3AW Mornings host Heidi Murphy shared her frustration at the way the increase was framed to push responsibility onto everyday Australians.

Press PLAY to hear Murphy explain why she thinks middle Australia is being unfairly blamed for the rate rise

“Here is what I think the last 48 hours has done, hurt middle Australia, warned us there is more to come,” she said.

Press PLAY to hear an economist the specific details of the latest rate rise

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