The Guardian | RBA: Labor and Coalition at odds over meaning of interest rate cut The Guardian The treasurer, Chris Bowen, in Sydney on Tuesday, said Australian families and businesses knew that lower interest rates were a good thing. Photograph: AAP/Dan Himbrechts. Labor says the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official interest rate to a historic ... Coalition drops lower rates pledge Coalition, Labor at odds over rate cut Interest rate cut a warning for economy: Hockey |