Latest Media Releases

• Staff Appointments
  19 December 2024 Media Release 2024-29
• Statement from the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
  16 December 2024 Media Release 2024-28
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  10 December 2024 Media Release 2024-27
• Payments System Board Update: November 2024 Meeting
  21 November 2024 Media Release 2024-26
• RBA and DFCRC Joint Consultation Paper Project Acacia – Exploring the role of digital money in wholesale tokenised asset markets
  8 November 2024 Media Release 2024-25
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  5 November 2024 Media Release 2024-24
• Staff Appointments
  1 November 2024 Media Release 2024-23
• BIS and Central Bank Partners Demonstrate That Policy Compliance Can Be Embedded in Cross-border Transactions With Project Mandala
  28 October 2024 Media Release 2024-22
• Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging
  15 October 2024 Media Release 2024-21
• Review of the Term Funding Facility
  9 October 2024 Media Release 2024-20
• Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – September 2024
  25 September 2024 Media Release 2024-19
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  24 September 2024 Media Release 2024-18
• RBA and Treasury Joint Paper on Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital Money in Australia
  18 September 2024 Media Release 2024-17
• Payments System Board Update: August 2024 Meeting
  15 August 2024 Media Release 2024-16
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  6 August 2024 Media Release 2024-15
• Staff Appointments
  2 August 2024 Media Release 2024-14
• New Financial Stability Standards for Securities Settlement Facilities
  20 June 2024 Media Release 2024-13
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  18 June 2024 Media Release 2024-12
• Assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
  12 June 2024 Media Release 2024-11
• Payments System Board Update: May 2024 Meeting
  23 May 2024 Media Release 2024-10
• 2025 Reserve Bank Board Meeting Dates
  10 May 2024 Media Release 2024-09
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  7 May 2024 Media Release 2024-08
• Report Highlights Benefits and Challenges of Interlinking Fast Payment Systems for Cross-border Payments
  23 April 2024 Media Release 2024-07
• Consultation on the Future System for Monetary Policy Implementation in Australia
  4 April 2024 Media Release 2024-06
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  19 March 2024 Media Release 2024-05
• RBA Seeks Ideas from the Australian Community to ‘Reimagine the $5’ Banknote
  1 March 2024 Media Release 2024-04
• Payments System Board Update: February 2024 Meeting
  29 February 2024 Media Release 2024-03
• Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
  26 February 2024 Media Release 2024-02
• Statement by the Reserve Bank Board: Monetary Policy Decision
  6 February 2024 Media Release 2024-01
• Expectations for Tokenisation of Payment Cards and Storage of PANs
  21 December 2023 Media Release 2023-37
• Appointment of Chief Economist
  7 December 2023 Media Release 2023-36
• Statement by Michele Bullock, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  5 December 2023 Media Release 2023-35
• Appointment: Andrew Hauser as Deputy Governor
  27 November 2023 Media Release 2023-34
• Payments System Board Update: November 2023 Meeting
  23 November 2023 Media Release 2023-33
• ASIC and RBA Acknowledge ASX's CHESS Solution Design Announcement
  20 November 2023 Media Release 2023-32
• Appointment of Chief Communications Officer
  17 November 2023 Media Release 2023-31
• Statement by Michele Bullock, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  7 November 2023 Media Release 2023-30
• Appointment of Head of Payments Settlements Department
  6 November 2023 Media Release 2023-29
• Harmonised ISO 20022 Data Requirements to Enhance Cross-border Payments
  18 October 2023 Media Release 2023-28
• Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – October 2023
  9 October 2023 Media Release 2023-27
• BIS and Central Bank Partners to Explore Protocols for Embedding Policy and Regulatory Compliance in Cross-border Transactions
  5 October 2023 Media Release 2023-26
• Statement by Michele Bullock, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  3 October 2023 Media Release 2023-25
• The Australian Debit Card Market: Default Settings and Tokenisation – Conclusions Paper
  28 September 2023 Media Release 2023-24
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  5 September 2023 Media Release 2023-23
• ASIC – RBA Issue Joint Letter of Expectations to ASX
  30 August 2023 Media Release 2023-22
• Reserve Bank and Digital Finance CRC Complete CBDC Research Project

  Joint media release with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre

  23 August 2023 Media Release 2023-21
• Payments System Board Update: August 2023 Meeting
  17 August 2023 Media Release 2023-20
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  1 August 2023 Media Release 2023-19
• 2024 Reserve Bank Board Meeting Dates
  25 July 2023 Media Release 2023-18
• Appointment of Reserve Bank Governor
  14 July 2023 Media Release 2023-17
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  4 July 2023 Media Release 2023-16
• Promoting Competition in the Debit Card Market
  21 June 2023 Media Release 2023-15
• The Australian Debit Card Market: Default Settings and Tokenisation – Issues Paper
  16 June 2023 Media Release 2023-14
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  6 June 2023 Media Release 2023-13
• Strengthening the RBA's Payments Infrastructure
  30 May 2023 Media Release 2023-12
• Payments System Board Update: May 2023 Meeting
  25 May 2023 Media Release 2023-11
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  2 May 2023 Media Release 2023-10
• Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia
  20 April 2023 Media Release 2023-09
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  4 April 2023 Media Release 2023-08
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  7 March 2023 Media Release 2023-07
• Research Project Exploring Use Cases for CBDC
  2 March 2023 Media Release 2023-06
• Payments System Board Update: February 2023 Meeting
  16 February 2023 Media Release 2023-05
• Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
  7 February 2023 Media Release 2023-04
• Renewal of Bilateral Local Currency Swap Arrangement Between the Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of Korea
  6 February 2023 Media Release 2023-03
• New $5 Banknote Design
  2 February 2023 Media Release 2023-02
• Appointment of Head of Domestic Markets
  31 January 2023 Media Release 2023-01