Current Australian News and Views

Provided below are a selection of recent Australian newspaper and magazine articles, largely of a financial nature, designed to provide expatriates and others overseas with a snapshot view of current Australian economic, and broader, issues.

• Westpac, St George in merger talks – ABC.net.au 12/5/08
• Dollar down on risk aversion – AAP/Australian 12/5/08
• Tax review won't touch GST – Herald Sun 12/5/08
• Budget will show if Rudd does add up – Australian 12/5/08
• NAB's British arm has growth potential – SMH 12/5/08
• China lashes Sino Gold – The Age 12/5/08
• 'Yes' for MBF merger – SMH 12/5/08
• Are we there yet? – SMH 10/5/08
• NAB's profit helps push up all banks  - The Age 10/5/08
• Growth forecasts slashed, jobs at risk – Herald Sun 10/5/08
• Price battlers forced back to the simpler life – The Age 10/5/08
• NAB weathers credit storm to post $2.7bn first-half profit – The Age 10/5/08
• Dollar ends higher – AAP/Australian 10/5/08
• Reserve Bank keeps finger on rates trigger – ABC.net.au 9/5/08
• Dollar up on stronger euro – AAP/Australian 9/5/08
• Centro soars as stocks edge higher – SMH 9/5/98
• Rumours swirl around BHP – Australian 9/5/08
• Horror Budget or horror interest rates: analyst – ABC.net.au 9/5/08
• China eyes $15b NSW power play – SMH 9/5/08
• NAB shrugs off debt crisis – SMH 9/5/08
• Job shedding concerns in banking sector- ABC.net.au 9/5/08
• Resource boom fuels employment as big miners continue to hire – The Age 9/5/08
• Dollar down on greenback strength – AAP/Australian 8/5/08
• Dollar to reach parity with US, Westpac says – Herald Sun 8/5/08
• Aussie shares to fall – The Age 8/5/08
• Mining driving jobs boom: figures – ABC.net.au 8/5/08
• Unions defy Rudd on pay deals – Australian 8/5/08
• DJs sales miss target – The Age 8/5/08
• Westfield slumps as shoppers stay home – SMH 8/5/08
• Australian dollar ends day stronger – AAP/Australian 7/5/08
• Aussie shares to push higher – SMH 7/5/08
• RBA boss in interest rates warning – Australian 7/5/08
• Tax cuts stoke inflation fear – The Age 7/5/08
• Jobs go as St George Bank cuts costs – Herald Sun 7/5/08
• When growth turns into a monster – SMH 7/5/08
• Construction sector contracts again – The Age 7/5/08
• Australian dollar pushes through US94c mark – AAP/Australian 6/5/08
• Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rates – ABC.net.au 6/5/08
• Banks tighten lending rules – Courier Mail 6/5/08
• Recession rates a mention – The Age 6/5/08
• Aussie shares little changed – SMH 6/5/08
• Economy running at full speed – Australian 6/5/08
• St George cuts forecast – SMH 6/5/08
• Stamp duty relief on the way – The Age 6/5/08
• Dollar up on non-farm payrolls – AAP/Australian 5/5/08
• Investors run from stocks – Australian 5/5/08
• Service sector hurt by rising rates, fuel costs – The Age 5/5/08
• Interest rates may move despite RBA – Courier Mail 5/5/08
• Concern grows on UK bid for Origin – The Age 5/5/08
• A year on, small joy for Qantas - SMH 5/5/08
• Big five revise needs as corporate lending peaks – SMH 5/5/08
• Gloomy outlook for property growth as rates rise – ABC.net.au 4/5/08
• Dollar flirts with two-week low – AAP/Australian 3/5/08
• Bull returns to lead market rally – Daily Telegraph 3/5/08
• Sales 'won't push up rates' – AAP/Australian 3/5/08
• Northern exposure – SMH 3/5/08
• Lenders borrowing time – The Age 3/5/08
• November will herald the arrival of market forces – SMH 3/5/08
• Dollar down ahead of US payrolls – AAP/Australian 2/5/08
• Aussie shares set to advance; markets wrap – SMH 2/5/08
• Government set to unveil $17bn surplus – Australian 2/5/08
• Tax Office offers execs the share options diet – The Age 2/5/08
• Rio chairman keeps break-up option in reserve – SMH 2/5/08
• Santos surges on speculation – Australian 2/5/08
• Qld business confidence at 6yr low – ABC.net.au 2/5/08