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 open lower after another manic session on Wall Street - SMH 1/5/24
- Australia's next prime minister will inherit a 'world in disarray' and must adapt quickly - ABC 1/5/24
- US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30’, but China will suffer more, says Trump - Age 1/5/24
- Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive? - The Conversation 1/5/24
- Inflation settles, making room for interest rate cut - New Daily 30/4/24
- Selling your holiday home? You may be able to pay less tax - Firstlinks 30/4/24
- Shares keep rising as US sees record trade deficit ahead of Liberation Day tariffs - ABC 30/4/25
- Don’t be fooled. Ever-higher defence spending means ever-higher taxes - SMH 30/4/25
- 100 days of destruction: Trump’s first three months are a sea of red ink - Age 30/4/25
- Housing affordability is at the centre of this election, yet two major reforms seem all but off-limits - The Conversation 30/4/25
- Lending your kids money? This could save you from going to court - SMH 30/4/25
- House prices can fall safely, and must drop to fix affordability - ABC 29/4/25
- Why Australians benefit little from gas exports and Japanese companies benefit a lot - New Daily 29/4/25
- Trade worries and tech stocks to play on ASX’s open - SMH 29/4/25
- Trump, trade and tariffs — the three things you need to know - ABC 29/4/25
- New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites - The Conversation 29/4/25
- ASX in three-day winning streak after bright start to week - Age 28/4/25
- Wall Street gains as trade war tensions ease, ASX set for a flat opening - ABC 28/4/25
- Money is flowing out of Wall Street, so where is it going? - SMH 28/4/25
- Verdict on eccentric final leaders’ campaign clash - New Daily 28/4/25
- How HECS debt burdens will shape Labor’s final-week pitch - Age 28/4/25
- Ask the expert: How super inputs can affect tax debt - New Daily 27/4/25
- After polling day, our leaders will come clean about the trouble we’re in - SMH 26/4/25
- Increasing Australia's defence budget requires answering tough questions - ABC 26/4/25
- ‘Trading off tweets’: Trump’s U-turns keep markets on edge - SMH 25/4/25
- Markets are choppy. What should you do with your super if you are near retirement? - The Conversation 24/4/25
- Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have hard time getting industry off the ground - ABC 24/4/25
- Grattan on Friday: Coalition’s campaign lacks good planning and enough elbow grease - The Conversation 24/4/25
- ASX closes week on a high as Trump’s softer tone sparks global rally - Age 24/4/25
- ASX set for calm start after Trump’s softer tone on trade, Fed sparks global rally - SMH 24/4/25
- Higher taxes needed as Coalition eyes extra $100 billion defence spend - Age 24/4/25
- How much you can afford to spend on a house - Domain 24/4/25
- Australia needs more than hollow words about a fair go – we need brave policy-makers - Guardian 24/4/25
- Apple fined $890m and Meta $356m for breaching new EU laws - ABC 24/4/25