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.
- ASX set to slide, Wall Street retreats as bond yields, oil prices rebound - SMH 8/10/26
- What Singapore really thinks of Sun Cable, the Australian solar power export plan - ABC 8/10/26
- Can data centre company Firmus live up to its blockbuster $43 billion listing value? Why some investors doubt it - The Conversation 8/10/26
- Australia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? - Guardian 8/10/26
- Australia’s ‘sensible centre’ is shifting radically right - New Daily 7/10/26
- Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying - Age 7/10/26
- ASX set for flat start, Wall Street closes at record; Paramount completes $158b Warner Bros takeover - Age 7/10/26
- The Reserve Bank isn't trying to stop inflation. So don't expect prices to come down - ABC 7/10/26
- Trying to tame inflation with higher interest rates is dumb and unfair - SMH 7/10/26
- Are you seeing new ‘service fees’ since the card surcharge ban? Here are the rules - The Conversation 7/10/26
- Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise - Guardian 6/10/26
- ASX eyes gains as Wall Street climbs; Oil swings - SMH 6/10/26
- Recession talk has Australians on edge. Why the official figures don't tell the whole truth - ABC 6/10/26
- This chart tells you everything you need to know about the downturn in property prices - The Conversation 6/10/26
- Taylor to slash migration by two-thirds in bid to rival One Nation - SMH 5/10/26
- Rising rates could 'bite' into Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation sector, Bank of America warns - ABC 5/10/26
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street climbs as jobs report eases worries about inflation - SMH 5/10/26
- America’s billionaires are turning their backs on Trump - Age 5/10/26
- BYD is reshaping Australia’s car market. How did it get here? - The Conversation 5/10/26
- Calling AI 'other intelligence' better describes the advent of a new lifeform - ABC 5/10/26
- The world is changing rapidly. Albanese needs to follow suit - SMH 3/10/26
- Santos paid zero company tax for 11th year in a row, ATO data shows - New Daily 2/10/26
- Australian shares limp ahead to end four-week losing streak - Age 2/10/26
- Commonwealth Bank boss says Reserve Bank rate hikes probably finished - ABC 2/10/26
- ASX eyes gains after rocky night on markets; Oil prices climb - SMH 2/10/26
- Businesses finding workarounds to recoup surcharge fees banned by Reserve Bank - ABC 2/10/26
- Are Australians really overtaxed? It depends what you think government should do - The Conversation 2/10/26
- First home buyers with big loans among those most at risk of falling into negative equity, RBA warns - Guardian 1/10/26
- ATO says 1,149 large companies paid no tax as it scrutinises AI firms - ABC 1/10/26
- House prices in freefall for sixth straight month - New Daily 1/10/26
- Donald Trump’s war on the world faces a lethal blow - Age 1/10/26
- ASX set to slide, Wall Street falls late as bond market ramps up pressure - SMH 1/10/26
- Australian house prices drop for sixth straight month and more falls expected - ABC 1/10/26