Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 4.35 per cent; Human-to-human transmission of hantavirus suspected on cruise ship, says WHO

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  • On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates for the third time this year (to 4.35 per cent) as insurance against rising inflation from the Iran war, pushing rates to their highest level in nearly 18 months.
  • The United Arab Emirates said it was again under attack from Iranian missiles and drones, shortly after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the ceasefire was “not over”.
  • The World Health Organisation suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between very close contacts on board the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus. A Dutch couple and a German national have died, while a British national was evacuated from the ship and is in intensive care in South Africa, officials said. There are three more suspected cases. Four Australians are among almost 150 people stranded on the vessel.