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.
- Bitcoin hits fresh records above $US100,000, ASX to dip as Wall Street wobbles - ABC 6/12/24
- ASX set to slide as Wall Street retreats; bitcoin falls below $US100,000 - SMH 6/12/24
- Australians still feeling hip-pocket pain but there are positive signs - New Daily 5/12/24
- The government wants to create a new class of financial adviser for super fund members. Here’s why – and how it might work - The Conversation 5/12/24
- ASX eyes gains, Wall Street gets AI boost - Age 5/12/24
- Australia would be in recession without rising public spending, but we might have lower interest rates - ABC 5/12/24
- A terrible set of numbers for a treasurer and Reserve Bank governor - SMH 5/12/24
- What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong - Guardian 5/12/24
- South Korea had martial law for 6 hours. Why did this happen and what can we expect now? - The Conversation 4/12/24
- Rio Tinto investor urges mining giant to drop primary London listing - Guardian 4/12/24
- The $160 billion problem with Australian SMSFs - and how to fix it - Age 4/12/24
- Australia's economy growing at slowest pace in decades, propped up by government spending - ABC 4/12/24
- ‘Sad economy without hope’: Deepest hit to living standards on record - SMH 4/12/24
- South Korea live: President to lift shock martial law call after parliament votes to block move - ABC 4/12/24
- South Korea’s president lifts martial law in the face of united opposition - Guardian 4/12/24
- ASX set to slip as Wall Street drifts lower - SMH 4/12/24
- Was 2024 'as bad as it gets' for rents? Here's what we can expect next year - ABC 4/12/24
- Woolworths reveals $50m hit from damaging strike - New Daily 3/12/24
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street mixed; Intel, Stellantis CEOs stand down - Age 3/12/24
- Why the bout between the Reserve Bank and the federal government is about to heat up - ABC 3/12/24
- Reserve Bank accused of getting it wrong on rates – again - SMH 3/12/24
- Woolworths workers continue strike as shelves go bare; worst state for business named - Guardian 3/12/24
- Australia sweats through hottest spring on record as temperatures soar 2.5C above pre-industrial levels - ABC 2/12/24
- The prosperity and welfare of the Australian people have been dumped - New Daily 2/12/24
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street hits records in Black Friday session - SMH 2/12/24
- A new battleground is starting to open up over superannuation — and members will be paying attention - ABC 2/12/24
- Sydney, Melbourne prices fall as housing market cools - New Daily 2/12/24
- A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline - The Conversation 2/12/24
- ‘Treating workers like robots’: Woolworths blamed for empty supermarket shelves as warehouse strikes continue - Guardian 30/11/24
- Banks, property stocks weigh down ASX; Star endures tumultuous day - Age 29/11/24
- The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant - The Conversation 29/11/24
- ASX set to slip while European stocks rise, Cbus to face Senate grilling - ABC 29/11/24
- The global giants costing Australia billions of dollars hit with a reality check - SMH 29/11/24
- China loads its weapon to fight back against Trump - Age 29/11/24
- How far house prices have soared above fair value - Domain 29/11/24