IN FULL: RBA raises interest rates by 0.25% to 4.1% | ABC NEWS

The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. The new cash rate is 4.1 per cent, up from 3.85 per cent.
The RBA has now lifted rates twice in two months (once in February, and again in March).
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