Slim chance of Philip Lowe being reappointed as Reserve Bank governor. So who might replace him?

Philip Lowe is hardly Australia's most popular person - and his chances of being reappointed governor of the Reserve Bank look increasingly slim.

The axe is hanging over Mr Lowe because he's done what most other central bank governors have being doing - raising the RBA's official cash rate 12 times since May last year to battle inflation.

But it's not just the rates sledgehammer - it's Mr Lowe's now infamous signal at the height of the pandemic that rates would probably stay near zero until 2024 - the cash rate is now 4.1pc.

So he's offside with not just with borrowers but the federal government which has failed to back an independent RBA governor.

I speak with UTS chief economist Tim Harcourt and Judo Bank economist adviser Warren Hogan.

Here's my report on AM and I also speak with Tom Oriti on ABC Newsradio