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.
- ASX set to rise as Wall Street edges higher - SMH 5/12/25
- Value of private health insurance 'eroding' as doctors urge reform - ABC 5/12/25
- Labor urged to target gas exporters and bring in east coast reserve ‘right now’ as it weighs scheme’s design - Guardian 5/12/25
- No more call to cancel: the government wants to crack down on ‘subscription traps’ - The Conversation 5/12/25
- ASX set to edge up, Wall Street finishes near its all-time high - Age 4/12/25
- Labor set to make major intervention to keep gas in Australia - SMH 4/12/25
- There are two big drivers of Australia’s economic growth – but shape matters as much as size - Guardian 4/12/25
- Australian economic growth is solid but not spectacular. Rate cuts are off the table - The Conversation 3/12/25
- Data centre spending spree and housing boom drive economic growth - ABC 3/12/25
- Trump’s latest thought bubble: Mimic our superannuation system - Age 3/12/25
- ASX to rise ahead of Australian GDP figures, rate cut expectations drive Wall Street higher - ABC 3/12/25
- ASX to rise as Wall Street bounces back; Bitcoin rebounds - SMH 3/12/25
- Australia is a global outlier on one key indicator. Changing it will help fix the housing crisis - Age 3/12/25
- The clock is ticking on a golden opportunity for real change in Australia - The Conversation 3/12/25
- Wong says Pacific must unite for sovereignty - New Daily 3/12/25
- Wall Street posts negative start to December, as Bitcoin continues to dive - ABC 2/12/25
- ASX set for flat start, Wall Street streak ends; Bitcoin tumbles - Age 2/12/25
- Trump forces UK to pay 25 per cent more for new drugs. Australia’s PBS could be next - SMH 2/12/25
- Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when - The Conversation 2/12/25
- ASX set to edge higher, Wall Street extends winning streak - Age 1/12/25
- Property price climb continues but rates outlook removes some heat, Cotality says - ABC 1/12/25
- Why our ‘old world’ sharemarket is trailing the world in 2025 - SMH 1/12/25
- Property markets cooler as Australians pay back an extra $51 billion - Domain 1/12/25
- Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say - The Conversation 1/12/25
- Home-lending rules are getting tighter. What you should know - New Daily 30/11/25
- RBA could hike interest rates in early 2026 as banks rewrite forecasts - ABC 29/12/25
- Flights delayed after mid-air incident triggers major Airbus A320 recall - Age 29/11/25
- China reportedly wants to do more deals in its own currency. Australia’s banks aren’t ready - The Conversation 28/11/25
- Why the banking regulator is targeting property investors - ABC 28/11/25
- ASX ends the week on a flat note; bank shares slump - SMH 28/11/25
- ASX set to slide, global sharemarkets steady - SMH 28/11/25
- It’s interest rates, not regulators, that will burst our housing bubble - Age 28/11/25
- Here’s what new debt-to-income home loan caps mean for banks and borrowers - The Conversation 28/11/25