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.
- Heatwave live updates: Bushfire disaster in Victoria as Australia braces for more heat - ABC 11/1/26
- Victoria’s Airbnb boom is over, but don’t expect a rental windfall - Age 11/1/26
- Firefighters continue to battle multiple out-of-control blazes across Victoria - ABC 10/1/26
- Despite new tariffs on beef, China is far from closing the door on trade with Australia - The Conversation 9/1/26
- ASX makes slight gain as Wall Street drifts, tech stocks continue to rise - SMH 9/1/26
- Australia's population forecast to reach 28 million in 2026 despite fall in overseas migrants - ABC 9/1/26
- ASX set to rise despite weak moves on Wall Street - SMH 9/1/26
- $260b mega-merger of Rio Tinto, Glencore back on the table - Age 9/1/26
- Australian heatwave live: Bushfires threaten Victorian towns near Walwa, Longwood amid 'catastrophic' conditions - ABC 9/1/26
- Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser downplays easing inflation ahead of February meeting - ABC 8/1/26
- ASX off to a slow start as gold, oil prices fall; Wall Street drifts - SMH 8/1/26
- Surprise dip in inflation a lightbulb moment – but RBA unlikely to deliver interest rate bargains - Guadian 8/1/25
- ScoMo’s China blues comes back to bite our beef sector - Age 8/1/26
- Inflation cooled more than expected in November. But rate cuts remain unlikely anytime soon - The Conversation 7/1/26
- Inflation cools in November with consumer prices rising 3.4pc, but still above the RBA's target - ABC 7/1/26
- Is the world's safest currency actually the riskiest? - Firstlinks 7/1/26
- ASX set to rise ahead of inflation figures; Wall Street hits new records - SMH 7/1/26
- Why would you work hard? All some kids have to do is sit and wait - Age 7/1/26
- Travelling to America? Here’s how to protect your privacy in phone searches - SMH 7/1/26
- Donald Trump's 'bold' oil grab in South America appears to be a major chess move - ABC 6/1/26
- ASX set to open higher; Wall Street gains after US raid on Venezuela - SMH 6/1/26
- What to expect from Reserve Bank and interest rates in 2026 with rate hikes on the table - ABC 6/1/26
- Trump takes out Maduro. But can the Democrats take out Trump? - Age 6/1/26
- Which countries could be in Trump's sights after Venezuela? - BBC 6/1/26
- Inflation, tariffs, EVs: What the ABC's business experts are watching in 2026 - ABC 5/1/26
- Before toppling Maduro, the US spent decades pressuring Venezuelan leaders over its oil wealth - The Conversation 5/1/26
- ASX set to open higher despite Venezuela strikes - SMH 5/1/26
- Value of Australian dollar now dependent on interest rates, commodities prices and geopolitics - ABC 5/1/26
- ‘More subdued’: What property prices will do in 2026 - Domain 5/1/26
- Union calls for end to tax breaks that make Australian housing ‘a vehicle for hoarding wealth’ - Guardian 4/1/26
- The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different - The Conversation 4/1/26
- US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in stunning operation and plans to prosecute them - Age 4/1/26
- In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness - SMH 4/1/26
- How hated taxes helped make Melbourne a beacon of housing affordability - Age 3/1/26
- Hastie, Price and Advance fundraise for their own anti-immigration campaigns - SMH 3/1/26