# Australian mortgage repayments jump by nearly $20,000 a year since 2022

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sour-faced-albanese-dines-with-royalty-as-repayments-on-an-average-mortgage-soar-by-almost-20000-a-year-since-he-came-to-power-while-his-finance-minister-praises-labors-hard-work/
- Published: 2026-11-04T05:29:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:43:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263647/anthony-albanese-mortgage-costs-australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- A $600,000 mortgage repayment is projected to rise by $19,884 a year.
- The latest increase is the fifth Australian rate rise this year.
- Further hikes remain possible if inflation stays stubborn.

## Summary

An Australian mortgage rate rise has intensified pressure on households, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended a dinner with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Antigua. The article contrasts the event with rising repayments at home and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher’s claim that Labor deserves recognition for its efforts to restrain spending.

Canstar modelling estimates that a borrower with a $600,000, 30-year mortgage taken out when Labor came to power in May 2022 would see monthly repayments rise from $2,399 to $4,056 after the latest increase: $19,884 more a year. Separately, holding the loan balance at $600,000, a rate rise from 2.5 per cent to 6.74 per cent adds $25,440 in annual interest, excluding principal. An adviser warned rates could rise further if inflation persists, while Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock said policy would remain tight for as long as needed.

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