Just one more hike – that’s the coded message of hope buried in the last paragraph of Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe’s statement on its latest 0.25 per cent interest rate increase.

LIFE-SAVING drugs such as blood thinner warfarin, adrenaline, antibiotics and cancer treatments are unavailable as Australia’s medicines’ shortage worsens.

FORMER foreign minister Julie Bishop will host two talks with former US President Barack Obama when he lands in Australia later this month.

Australian women could be $3 billion a week better off if the gender pay was abolished, new research has revealed.