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 curated, snapshot view of current Australian economic, and broader, issues. Also see our Blog on current issues impacting Australian expats.
- Fed keeps rates on hold despite inflation surge; ASX set to rise, Wall Street advances - SMH 29/10/26
- Bad inflation result lays bare the ugly truth: There is no easy way out - ABC 29/10/26
- Who would want to be Jim Chalmers right now? - SMH 29/10/26
- The RBA has primed the market for an interest rate rise. But what will it mean for unemployment? - Guardian 29/10/26
- Falling house prices offer buyers brief respite, but affordability remains stretched - New Daily 29/10/26
- Inflation rate rises to 4.3 per cent in September, raising rate hike expectations - ABC 28/10/26
- Chalmers weighs infrastructure cuts as inflation locks in Cup Day rate hike - SMH 28/10/26
- ASX set to edge up ahead of inflation data, AI stocks drive Wall Street higher; Boeing tumbles - Age 28/10/26
- What's behind high inflation and why is the RBA raising interest rates to bring it down? - ABC 28/10/26
- Failure to ratify the EU trade deal would cost Australia far more than beef - The Conversation 28/10/26
- On the day that ‘stops the nation’, the RBA will stop inflation (again) - SMH 28/10/26
- Victoria the worst state to do business, says Business Council - ABC 28/10/26
- ASX set to dip, Wall Street climbs; Anthropic files for IPO; Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers - SMH 27/10/26
- Will Donald Trump or AI blow up financial markets first? - ABC 27/10/26
- With an election looming, Victoria’s debt is huge. But are the state’s finances really that bad? - The Conversation 27/10/26
- Warnings gas culprit Santos could slip through reservation net - ABC 27/20/26
- Data in danger: The Aussie industries most at risk of a breach - New Daily 26/10/26
- ASX set to fall, Wall Street loses ground as oil prices rise - Age 26/10/26
- The economic outlook for 2027 is stark. Ordinary workers will wear the costs - ABC 26/10/26
- What would you cut? Chalmers challenges critics of government spending - SMH 26/10/26
- Food insecurity is on the rise in Australia. We need more effective responses - The Conversation 26/10/26
- Australia’s new major airport brings the chance for cheaper tickets, more flights - SMH 25/10/26
- We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? - Guardian 25/10/26
- Miners weigh down ASX, Wall Street’s tech tumble - Age 23/10/26
- Jim Chalmers declares optimism about business investment despite domestic gloom - ABC 23/10/26
- Data centre boom to boost nation’s bottom line: Treasurer - New Daily 23/10/26
- Snowy 2.0 was never going to be cheap. But it will be much cheaper than relying on batteries for storage - Thew Conversation 23/10/26
- ‘Incredibly disappointing’: Snowy 2.0 cost blows out to $25b in biggest setback yet - SMH 22/10/16
- Grattan on Friday: Politics reflects society, and our society is in poor shape on many fronts - The Conversation 22/10/26
- House values drop in all capital cities for first time in 15 years, Domain says - ABC 22/10/26
- ASX set for flat start, Wall Street climbs; Meta ordered to pay $36 billion in privacy case; Tesla beats expectations - SMH 22/10/26
- ‘Balance of power has shifted’: House prices suffer steepest fall as market turns to buyers - New Daily 22/10/26
- Workers say ATO not doing enough to recoup unpaid superannuation, with 1 in 4 impacted - ABC 22/10/26
- WA has less gambling harm than the rest of Australia. There’s one simple reason - The Conversation 22/10/26
- Cost-of-living crisis? You wouldn’t know it by looking at these companies’ profits - Guardian 22/10/26