"A smaller increase than that agreed at preceding meetings was warranted given that the cash rate had been increased substantially in a short period of time and the full effect of that increase lay ahead," the minutes said.

"There are families that have been left in debt because of the workers who moved to Qatar to build this infrastructure and died. We can at least put it right before the World Cup starts," said Rothna Begum of the Human Rights Watch campa

Rising interest rates have added 35 per cent to the average monthly mortgage repayment, with Canstar's Steve Mickenbecker urging mortgage holders to stress-test their own budgets and consider refinancing before the financial stresses get worse.

"The risk remains for another hike in February and we are mindful of the ongoing shifting into firmly restrictive territory and outsized rate hikes by much of the global central banking community," they said.

'Netflix's impressive numbers show the company's growth story is far from over,' said Investing.com analyst Haris Anwar, as Wall Street investors focus on whether streaming platforms can continue making subscriber gains amid fears of a recession.

But rights groups are still pressuring FIFA and Qatar to dig into their pockets to compensate South Asian workers who died or were injured during the building frenzy since the tournament was awarde

The gains come after Netflix released the final episodes of the fourth-season of its sci-fi hit Stranger Things, as well as its new serial-killer series Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which became one of Netflix's most-watched series of all time.

If you want to watch more than one program at the same time -- for example, on your living room TV and on a bedroom TV, or the main TV and a tablet or other devices -- you'll want to make sure the video streaming service you're watching has enough simultaneous streams. Other services have higher simultaneous stream limits. Next, there's the multistream question. Sling Orange only allows one stream at a time, and if you try to watch a second, it's blocked.

But with Qatar's organisers desperate to convince the world of the event's lasting legacy -- clouded by a corruption investigation, and criticism of Qatar's rights record and even of the use of stadium air-conditioning -- more cost

Natural gas exporter Woodside Energy has been a major partner of the Fremantle Dockers for almost 13 years but a number of high-profile fans, including author Tim Winton and former WA premier Carmen Lawrence, have now urged to club to end the agreement.

The report comes as Netflix executives work to revitalize its membership growth after a sudden decline in the first half of the year, when the company's subscriber base shrunk by a whopping 1.2 million people.

The palm tree-styled street lamps and neon office blocks that line the highway from the expanded international airport to central Doha will be an instant sign to the million-plus incoming fans that the first World Cup in an Arab nation is going to be a glit

"It's important that borrowers do something now rather than wait until they are desperate, as the options they have now may dry up if they delay action until their situation is dire," Mr Mickenbecker said.

To do so, the Hollywood Reporter reports, executives have already inked a deal with Microsoft to power its advertising technology and enlisted Snap chief business officer Jeremi Gorman and vice president of sales Peter Naylor to head the initative.

The best services start at $35

a month, which can help save you money on a cable subscription, while the more expensive services like YouTube TV are about double that. Whichever you choose, you can stream loads of live channels such as CNN, test prep for success NBC, ESPN and Fox on a host of different devices, including set-top boxes and mobile devices. Unlike on-demand platforms such as Netflix or HBO Max, live TV streaming services offer you a live channel lineup, and they don't need a contract like cable does. It's easy to get started -- you don't even need a technician to stop by your home.

We'll continue to update this best streaming service list periodically as things change (which they frequently do). Welcome, then, to the brave new world of live TV streaming over the internet. If you need help deciding on the best streaming service or streaming bundle, read on.

Keep in mind that, especially if you do have more than one person watching at once on supported devices, you need to make sure you have fast, reliable broadband internet. A 100Mbps download service will cost around $50 to $60 a month, and sadly that's where the savings of cutting cable can get swallowed up. 

'Climate change is already creating catastrophic and deadly conditions for communities here and overseas, alongside massive harm to natural systems that support our economy and wellbeing,' the open letter reads.

While Jim Chalmers said it was too early to tell how much damage the floods would do to the federal budget and the economy more broadly, he said the disaster would be factored into the budget's inflation projections.