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. Also see our Blog on current issues impacting Australian expats.
- ASX set to fall, healthcare stocks weigh on Wall Street; Apple surprises, Amazon disappoints - Age 1/8/25
- Home prices rise across all capital cities in July, as Cotality index lifts for sixth month - ABC 1/8/25
- Trump takes aim at ‘foreign freeloading nations’ over drug prices in new threat to PBS - SMH 1/8/25
- The company tax regime is a roadblock to business investment. Here’s what needs to change - The Conversation 31/7/25
- Mortgage rates are coming down again, but is it too late? - New Daily 31/7/25
- HECS cuts have passed the Senate. Will they make university fairer? - ABC 31/7/25
- Fed defies Trump and holds rates; ASX set to slide as Wall Street slips; $A slumps - SMH 31/7/25
- Did the RBA misfire with its decision to hold rates this month? - ABC 31/7/25
- ‘Low on the priority list’: Trump administration in no rush to appoint ambassador - Age 31/7/25
- Inflation data offers fresh hope for borrowers - New Daily 31/7/25
- Finding income in an income-starved world - Firstlinks 30/7/25
- ASX set to dip as Wall Street’s winning streak ends; Oil surges - SMH 30/7/25
- IMF says global and Australian economy showing resilience against tariffs - ABC 30/7/25
- China’s greening steel industry signals an economic reality check for Australia - The Conversation 30/7/25
- Online agency fined $9m for ripping off travellers - New Daily 29/7/25
- Donald Trump flags plan for 15-20pc tariff 'for the world' - ABC 29/7/25
- Trump signals tariffs of up to 20 per cent for Australia, others - SMH 29/7/25
- ASX set to fall, Wall Street drifts; $A slumps - Age 29/7/25
- As Trump has pulled back from the highest tariffs, this chart shows the economic shock has eased - The Conversation 29/7/25
- Roadblocks remain for Aussie EV drivers despite sales rising as BYD battles Tesla for dominance - ABC 29/7/25
- An Australian pathway to productivity, resilience and budget sustainability - New Daily 28/7/25
- ASX set to slip, Wall Street hits record; US-EU reach trade deal - Age 28/7/25
- US and EU strike trade deal days before White House deadline - ABC 28/7/25
- ‘Frosty on Trump’: Australians eager for more independence from the US - SMH 28/7/25
- Trump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade deal - Guardian 28/7/25
- Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks: Trump - New Daily 27/5/27
- A China shock 2.0 is emerging to rock America - SMH 26/7/25
- Trump revels in Aus u-turn on ‘magnificent’ US beef - New Daily 26/7/25
- ‘Could develop into war’: Death toll rises as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes intensify - Age 26/7/25
- ASX ends week in the red as miners, banks retreat - SMH 25/7/25
- Tax big businesses that don't invest in new technology, science body argues - ABC 25/7/25
- ASX set to slide, Wall Street mixed; FCC approves Skydance merger with Paramount - Age 25/7/25
- Britain pledges 50-year AUKUS support in message to Trump - SMH 25/7/25