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.
- Victoria records 21 new coronavirus infections and seven more deaths as 14-day average falls - ABC 19/9/20
- Budget wait for JobSeeker boost, but supplement likely for new year - Age 19/9/20
- Raised flight caps welcome but much more needed to help stranded Australians, airlines warn - Guardian 19/9/20
- China puts up a great economic wall - SMH 18/9/20
- 'How is this fair?' Expats furious after Lord Sugar brags of flying into Sydney - SMH 18/9/20
- Victoria records 45 new coronavirus cases and five deaths - ABC 18/9/20
- ASX set to rise despite fresh pain for US tech; Iron ore dips again - SMH 18/9/20
- Japan has been ignored for years, but Warren Buffett spies an opportunity - Age 18/9/20
- Grattan on Friday: Morrison signs up to the gas gospel, but the choir is not in tune - The Conversation 18/9/20
- Rudd tells Morrison to ‘swallow political pride’ and deliver infrastructure plan - New Daily 17/9/20
- Australia's unemployment rate falls to 6.8% – but more Victorians are out of work - Guardian 17/9/20
- New Zealand in Covid recession after worst quarterly GDP fall on record - Guardian 17/9/20
- Victoria records 28 new coronavirus cases as Melbourne's 14-day average drops - ABC 17/9/20
- ASX set to slide; US tech dives after Fed meeting - SMH 17/9/20
- 'Zombie jobs': OECD pushes back date of Australian recovery - Age 17/9/20
- Qantas boss cool on push to rescue stranded Aussies - New Daily 17/9/20
- This is why it is so difficult for Australians to get home during the coronavirus pandemic - ABC 17/9/20
- The group of buyers who really benefit from falling house prices - New Daily 16/9/20
- Fears for Australians in China after Chinese consul named in AFP warrant over political interference investigation - ABC 16/9/20
- Almost 500 more university jobs to go at ANU and UNSW as Covid cuts bite - Guardian 16/9/20
- Victoria records 42 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths as 14-day average falls - ABC 16/9/20
- ASX set to rise after US markets finish higher - SMH 16/9/20
- 'Good news for business': Manufacturers back gas-fired recovery plan - Age 16/9/20
- US follows Australia and United Kingdom, issuing updated travel warning to citizens about travel to China - ABC 16/9/20
- ‘Dinosaur policy’ to resurrect fossil fuels doesn’t stack up - New Daily 15/9/20
- On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too - The Conversation 15/9/20
- Zero COVID-19 deaths yesterday in Victoria, with 42 new coronavirus cases recorded - ABC 15/9/20
- ASX to dip even as Wall Street climbs; RBA minutes ahead - SMH 15/9/20
- Oil refiner urges swift subsidies rollout as closure threats loom - Age 15/9/20
- Federal government open to making Australian motorists pay to keep fuel refineries open - Guardian 14/9/20
- Super guarantee increases will lower age pension costs: Rice Warner - New Daily 14/9/20
- Victoria records 35 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths from COVID-19 - ABC 14/9/20
- ASX set for weak start as oil stays below $US40 a barrel - SMH 14/9/20
- Australia's race against China's 'rare earths weapon' - Age 14/9/20
- Chinese investment in Australia plummets 47% in a year as diplomatic tensions rise - Guardian 14/9/20
- In gold we trust: why bullion is still a safe haven in times of crisis - The Conversation 14/9/20
- NAB sees risk in coal and reward in renewables - New Daily 13/9/20
- Forty one cases, seven COVID-19 deaths in Victoria as 'buddy bubble' day looms - Age 13/9/20
- The latest regression in the Australia-China relationship is anything but 'situation normal' - ABC 13/9/20
- Culture clash: has Australia miscalculated in its feud with China? - Guardian 13/9/20
- With six months to go until West Australians head to the polls, what are the key issues? - ABC 13/9/20
- Victoria records 37 new cases of COVID-19 as coronavirus death toll rises to 716 - ABC 12/9/20
- 'Heartbreaking devastation': Business leaders lament for Melbourne - Age 12/9/20
- Investors warn Rio Tinto of need to forge closer bond with Australia -SMH 12/9/20
- Australians begin repayments as COVID loan deferrals come to an end - New Daily 12/9/20