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Banks Accused of Withholding Rate Cuts from Borrowers

We discuss how major banks have a poor track record of passing on rate cuts to borrowers, with only 4 out of 10 rate cuts being fully passed on over the past decade. As a potential rate cut looms, there are questions about whether banks will finally give borrowers a break. Our analysis shows banks typically take 10-14 days to react to rate changes, and even when rates hit record lows during the pandemic, none of the big four passed on the full cut. It’s a game of numbers, and it seems the banks are winning.

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Morning News Roundup: Coral Reef Breakthrough, Astronomical Spectacle, and More

We discuss a groundbreaking discovery in coral reef preservation, a rare astronomical event, a stunning cricket team victory, a new Indigenous art exhibition, a local dolphin rescue, and the weather forecast for the day.

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Ambulance Victoria in Australia study questions practice of giving oxygen to heart attack patients

The century-old practice of giving oxygen to a heart attack patient could be causing more harm than good, with a study showing patients may suffer a 20 per cent increase in damage to heart tissue if given oxygen.

A study of 411 patients treated by Ambulance Victoria MICA (Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance) paramedics found that routinely providing oxygen to someone having a heart attack was of no benefit and, in some cases, could cause further damage to the heart muscle.

The study of MRI scans showed an increase in heart damage after six months for patients given oxygen.

The results were released overnight at the American Heart Association conference in Chicago, which was one of the world’s leading medical conferences.

For more than 100 years, doctors and nurses have routinely administered oxygen to patients who are having a heart attack.

Co-researcher and Ambulance Victoria paramedic Ziad Nehme said the belief was that the oxygen would reach damaged heart tissue and lead to smaller heart attacks. Continue reading Ambulance Victoria in Australia study questions practice of giving oxygen to heart attack patients