Lowe: After considering this balance, the.......>

RBA: Lowe: After considering this balance, the Board decided to maintain the

cash rate unchanged. We recognise, though, that the nature of this balance

between benefits and risks can change over time and it is dependent upon the

state of the economy. If the unemployment rate were to be moving materially in

the wrong direction and there was no further progress being made towards the

inflation target, the balance of arguments would tilt towards a further easing

of monetary policy. So we are continuing to watch the labour market carefully,

as we seek to strike the right balance in the interests of the community as a

whole.