Come inside the RBA's media lock-ups to see how we report on interest rates and financial risks

 In an era where many people struggle to put down their phone for 90 seconds, imagine handing it over for 90 minutes.

That's what happens on a regular basis at the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) a fine example of 1960s' Bauhaus — many would say brutalist — architecture that watches over Sydney's historic Martin Place financial district.

RBA lock-ups are a ritual I've performed countless times already in my 15 years as an economics and finance reporter at the ABC.

For us journalists, it's a rare chance to enter the bank, speak with senior RBA officials face-to-face — albeit off-the-record — and properly skim 60 or 70-page reports so we can sensibly summarise the contents.

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