A long-awaited review into the RBA has been handed down, with the government supporting the 51 recommendations in principle. Among them, the board that sets interest rates will be split off from the people who govern the overall running of the bank.

We speak with Jonathan Kearns who spent three decades at the RBA and was one of the people consulted by the review panel.  

 

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