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Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers.

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SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's central bank hiked interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday to 6.5 percent to counter rising inflation.

The widely-expected move by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board took interest rates to their highest level in more than a decade.

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The widely-expected move by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board took interest rates to their highest level in more than a decade.

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