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With nearly 2 months to go, Australia's supermarket chains are already rolling out the Christmas goodies. First it was Coles with Flybuys bargains, now Woolies is offering to cut or freeze the price of many items.

Brisbane City Council has confirmed its controversial CityLink Cycleway is here to stay. The Lord Mayor says a boom in e-scooter riders has made the bike lane viable after a divisive year-long trial.

In the fight for your money, smaller lenders are promising big savings on home loans, taking on the big banks at their own game. But as interest rates continue their climb and before you jump into any eye catching deal, it's still a case of borrower beware.

American rapper 'Takeoff' has been shot dead at a bowling alley in Texas. The 28-year-old was part of the Grammy-nominated rap trio 'Migos'. Houston police say he was attending a private party with around 50 guests when someone opened fire.

But first to our top story on Sunrise - interest rates have risen for the seventh month in a row. The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate by a quarter per cent, to 2-point-85. It means an extra 74 dollars a month for the average homeowner with a 500-thousand dollar mortgage. But when that's combined with previous rate rises, it's an increase of $760 a month since May. And if rates keep rising as predicted, that number will jump to over a thousand dollars next year.

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has issued a grim warning: the worst is yet to come for families struggling with the soaring cost of living.

A slice of Australian history has gone under the hammer in London. An 'exceptionally rare' microscope used by Joseph Banks on Captain Cook's maiden voyage has sold for $67,000.