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Wednesday 4 November 2026

RBA lifts cash rate to 4.85%: what it costs your mortgage

The RBA's fifth hike of 2026 adds about $107 a month to a $700,000 loan, Canstar says. Macquarie is first to pass it on, from 19 November.

Sienna Brook Wednesday 4 November 2026, open calendar5 min read

The Reserve Bank of Australia name above the entrance of the bank's marble clad Canberra office. Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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The Reserve Bank has put the cash rate up for the fifth time this year, to 4.85%. That's the highest it's been since late 2008, and if you've got a variable mortgage the bill is on its way.

The words Reserve Bank of Australia on a white marble office building in Canberra — The Reserve Bank of Australia name above the entrance of the bank's marble clad Canberra office. Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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