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The police officer accused of tasering a 95-year-old woman with dementia, who later died, is due to face court for the first time over the incident.

Senior Constable Kristian James White is listed to appear before Cooma Local Court on Wednesday over the tasering of great-grandmother Clare Nowland.

The 33-year-old has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.

It's alleged Sen Const White tasered Mrs Nowland at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in Cooma in May, after being called out to the centre.

Mrs Nowland, who was holding a steak knife while using a walking frame, was allegedly tasered after she failed to drop the knife.

The 95-year-old then fell to the ground, hit her head and suffered a fractured skull.

She died at Cooma Base Hospital a week later.

Sen Const White was suspended from NSW Police with pay following the incident.

The most serious of the charges he faces, recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Following Mrs Nowland's death, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said upgrading the charges was a possibility.

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Des Hasler has let Gold Coast forwards Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and David Fifita know that they are a vital part of his long-term plans.

Fa'asuamaleaui's manager Simon Mammino told AAP incoming head coach Hasler met with the pair on the Gold Coast recently as news emerged that both had clauses in their contracts that enabled them to explore other options if former coach Justin Holbrook was dismissed.

Holbrook was sacked on June 22, the same day Hasler was announced on a three-year deal from next year and Holbrook's assistant Jim Lenihan installed as interim for the rest of 2023.

Fa'asuamaleaui and Fifita are now free agents but both have three months from Holbrook's sacking to enact any switch to other clubs.

Coach clauses are not the norm but also not unheard of. The Titans pair had the clauses in their deals because of their strong relationship with Holbrook, who not only signed them initially but also re-signed them to new deals.

Captain Fa'asuamaleaui is contracted until the end of 2024 and has a two-year option, while Fifita is on the books until 2026.

"They had a meet and greet with Des," Mammino told AAP.

"I will sit down with Tino after Origin and discuss his future once all the dust has settled and the emotion has gone out of the situation.

"I am pretty sure he will stay. We will work out the best way forward and at this stage that will be the Titans."

Gold Coast recruitment manager Ezra Howe is not one of the NRL's highest profile officials in the role but he has forged a close relationship with the players and is tight with Fifita and Fa'asuamaleaui, sharing a strong bond with senior advisor Mal Meninga.

Both players have expressed their desire to bring a maiden premiership to the club.

AAP has been told Fifita and Fa'asuamaleaui are focused solely on assisting the Maroons win a State of Origin clean sweep and will deal with contract matters after game three in Sydney on July 12.

"Obviously that clause has opened up but I am not focused on that. That is up to my management and my parents and my partner," Fa'asuamaleaui told the Nine Network at the Maroons' fan day in Cairns on Tuesday.

"I am focused on Queensland and securing a series win."

Asked whether he was committed to the Titans, Fa'asuamaleaui said "one hundred per cent".

"I am happy at the Titans. Obviously we had a loss (to Canberra) on the weekend but we still have a long season to build," he said.

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart told News Corp that he had already contacted Fifita's management and made an offer to the boom back-rower.

In light of such interest, Hasler's meeting with the duo will come as no surprise. Fifita and Fa'asuamaleaui are two of the best forwards in the game and the Titans have no intention of losing them.

Fifita did speak to media after Holbrook's sacking, when he played a key role in the 18-12 win over Brisbane in round 17.

"To hear Justin was not there anymore was really emotional for myself and all of the boys," he said.

"He is a wonderful person and wonderful coach. We got along well together but ... (interim coach) Jimmy Lenihan and our staff are doing a wonderful job with us."

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Mortgage holders have been granted a welcome breather from interest rate rises, as the Reserve Bank decides to wait and see how its series of hikes wash through the economy.

Australia's central bank moved to the sidelines in July after 12 interest rate rises in the tightening cycle, leaving the official cash rate at 4.1 per cent.

The RBA is at the pointy end of its aggressive interest rate increases but further tightening remains on the table, with Philip Lowe keeping the same reference about possible future increases as in May and June.

"Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable timeframe, but that will depend upon how the economy and inflation evolve," the RBA governor said.

The governor offered a couple of reasons for keeping the cash rate on hold, including four percentage points of hikes that had already been delivered but would take time to flow through.

The board also took note of the sharp fall in inflation growth, with the monthly consumer price index falling to 5.6 per cent in May from 6.8 per cent in April.

Ahead of the August rates decision the board will have access to data including June quarter inflation.

KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said the pause would also give the central bank a chance to see how mortgage holders were responding to the rate hikes.

More mortgage holders are expected to fall off the so-called mortgage cliff over the next three months as borrowers on ultra-low fixed rates roll onto more expensive alternatives.

Dr Rynne also noted one in five low rate owner-occupier loans would be unable to refinance when the cash rate reached 4.6 per cent, according to RBA estimates.

He said the July call could have gone either way and the statement kept a tilt towards more tightening.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said borrowers would appreciate the much-needed interest rate relief.

She said the government was working alongside the central bank, not against it, to return inflation to target.

"Our commitment to save where appropriate rather than spend is driving substantial improvement in the budget bottom line in the near term, when the inflation challenge remains a real one for millions of Australians," she told reporters.

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the government should be pulling every policy lever at its disposal to take pressure off inflation, noting it had added $185 billion in spending since May 2022.

"That's over $7000 of extra spending for every Australian."

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