Miners .AXMM rose 1%, with sector majors Rio Tinto RIO.AX and BHP Group BHP.AX adding 1% and 1.3%, respectively. By Mehr Bedi March 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares finished higher on Tuesday, tracking global equities after a historic bailout of embattled Credit Suisse allayed some contagion fears, and as investors weighed odds of the Reserve Bank of Australia pausing its rate hikes in April. Minutes from the RBA's last policy meeting suggested it was considering a rate pause in April, if the upcoming retail trade and inflation data provided evidence of cooling demand.