Afternoon Update: RBA holds interest rates; captive birds to be vaccinated; and one of Sam Neill’s final interviews

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter Good afternoon. It came as no surprise, but it will be welcome news for homeowners nonetheless. In a widely expected decision, and despite persistent worries about elevated inflation, the Reserve Bank held the cash rate at 4.35%. The announcement comes amid a steep decline in property prices in Sydney and Melbourne after three rate hikes earlier this year…