The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
Despite the creation of tens of thousands of new jobs, the unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in January.
The latest official data shows a slowdown in the growth of pay packets.
Millions of mortgage borrowers are holding their collective breath today, as the Reserve Bank makes its first interest rate decision for 2025.
The Reserve Bank is meeting to decide whether it will cut the cash rate, as borrowers wait with bated breath.