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Shoppers lament interest rates hold

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Business people walk past a shiny black sign that reads "Reserve Bank of Australia".
The RBA will make its first interest rate decision for the year later today.(AAP: Bianca De Marchi)

As interest rates remain on hold and the Reserve Bank warns they could yet rise again, struggling households face the prospect of waiting months for any chance of a reduction in mortgage repayments.

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