RBA governor warns of the recession we might have to have
Is the RBA fighting last year's inflation war with its latest interest rate hike? Whatever the case may be, Australians are bracing for even more economic pain.
Michael Janda
Michael Janda is the ABC News Business Editor. He was the ABC’s first Business and Finance Cadet in 2008, and has since worked reporting on finance, business and economics across online, radio and TV, before becoming the inaugural Digital Lead for the Business Reporting Team. Michael’s time at the ABC has also included stints as a producer on Lateline Business and Business Today, and reporting roles with Lateline Business and The Midday Report on TV, and The World Today, PM and ABC News on radio. Michael holds a first-class honours in Political Economy from the University of Sydney and a law degree from UTS.
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