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.
- Australian share market to open flat, Australian dollar hits 15-month highs, gold breaches $US4,900 - ABC 23/1/26
- ASX set to dip, Wall Street climbs; $A bounces - SMH 23/1/26
- The Nationals split shows the foundations of right-wing politics are shifting - ABC 23/1/26
- Grattan on Friday: Coalition split is massive blow for Ley but the fault lies with Littleproud - The Conversation 22/1/26
- Interest rate hikes a good bet after surprise jobs data - Age 22/1/26
- Trump retreats on Greenland threats, dropping tariffs and ruling out force as future deal agreed - Age 22/1/26
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street rebounds after Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs threat, flags future deal - Age 22/1/26
- Real estate prices set records with six capitals now in 'million-dollar club' and Melbourne rebounding strongly - ABC 22/1/26
- ‘It’s done’: Nationals leave the Coalition, say Ley put them in untenable position - SMH 22/1/26
- The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump - Guardian 22/1/26
- View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals - The Conversation 21/1/26
- Canadian PM says smaller nations must 'band together' to stop larger countries overpowering them - ABC 21/1/26
- 'Sell America' trade in full swing as Trump's Greenland threats send Wall Street and US dollar lower - ABC 21/1/26
- ASX set to slide as Wall Street sinks on Trump’s Greenland threat - SMH 21/1/26
- Europe to suspend approval of US tariffs deal - BBC 21/1/26
- To sustain prosperity as its population shrinks, China will have to invest big at home - The Conversation 20/1/26
- Australia’s strongest gun reform since the Port Arthur massacre has become law. Here’s what you need to know - Guardian 20/1/26
- Dual British-Australian citizens look to renounce UK nationality over new passport entry rules - ABC 20/1/26
- ASX to slump after European shares fall on Trump’s tariff threat - Age 20/1/26
- Donald Trump heading to Davos as bond market vigilantes plot against him - ABC 20/1/26
- Why Indonesia’s ‘worrying’ shift is hard to ignore - SMH 20/1/26
- Trump says he will '100%' carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests - BBC 20/1/26
- ASX to open flat as trade tensions escalate over Trump’s Greenland push - SMH 19/1/26
- Trump asks Australia, Albanese to join Gaza 'Board of Peace' - ABC 19/1/26
- EU considers retaliatory measures over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’ - Guardian 19/1/26
- How Melbourne became a headline-making city as home prices elsewhere soared - ABC 19/1/26
- View from The Hill: Albanese retreats on post-Bondi bill, as he takes poll hit - The Conversation 18/1/26
- Trump announces escalating tariffs on European nations until US buys Greenland - SMH 18/1/26
- Starmer brands Trump's plan to apply tariffs over Greenland 'completely wrong' - BBC 18/1/26
- Hate speech and gun reform to be tackled separately: PM - New Daily 18/1/26
- British passport changes disrupt plans for reunions, sick relative visits and business trips - ABC 17/1/26
- Canada, in break from Trump’s trade agenda, rebuilds ties with China - SMH 17/1/26
- Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture? - Guardian 17/1/26
- Trump threatens tariffs on nations opposed to Greenland takeover - New Daily 17/1/26
- Wall Street rallies on Taiwan chips, AUD almost to 70 US cents - ABC 16/1/26
- ASX to edge lower; Wall Street rises as oil prices ease - SMH 16/1/26
- Trump’s trade war with China is a $1.8 trillion fail - Age 16/1/26