Hundreds of thousands of Australians are on the edge of the mortgage cliff. Is the RBA about to push them off?
With the RBA set to hike interest rates for a ninth consecutive time on Tuesday,  governor Philip Lowe and his colleagues must decide how deep a recession they are prepared to wear, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
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### Instruction: Hundreds of thousands of Australians are on the edge of the mortgage cliff. Is the RBA about to push them off?

### Response: With the RBA set to hike interest rates for a ninth consecutive time on Tuesday,  governor Philip Lowe and his colleagues must decide how deep a recession they are prepared to wear, writes business editor Ian Verrender.