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. See also our Blog on current issues impacting Australian expats.
- Global markets surge after Bank of England intervenes in bond market to rescue UK financial system - ABC 29/9/22
- Wall St roars back from six-day slide, bonds surge - SMH 29/9/22
- Alan Kohler: The RBA has done enough – it would be reckless to keep hiking rates - New Daily 29/9/22
- RBA needs a fix to our addiction to spending - Age 28/9/22
- What now for petrol prices? Global doom and gloom makes the outlook surprisingly positive - The Conversation 28/9/22
- Wall Street keeps selling as world assets fail to recover, ASX to follow - ABC 28/9/22
- ASX set to open lower as S&P losing streak continues - SMH 28/9/22
- A global recession looks increasingly likely – but here’s how Australia could escape it - The Conversation 28/9/22
- The Great Australian Pipedream: rising house prices make us feel wealthier - Age 28/9/22
- Michael Pascoe: RIP trickle-down economics – even the financial markets have given up - New Daily 28/9/22
- Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help - Guardian 27/9/22
- Dow Jones index in bear market, Bank of England ready to raise interest rates to prop up UK pound, Australian dollar falls further - ABC 27/9/22
- The petrol excise tax break is about to end. Good riddance. - Age 27/9/22
- ‘Serious privacy breach’: Optus faces class action as hack fallout widens - New Daily 27/9/22
- Why the Reserve Bank’s record loss of $37 billion was actually good for Australia - The Conversation 26/9/22
- The UK cluster bomb of tax cuts is a reckless gamble - SMH 26/9/22
- Spain plans ‘digital nomad’ visa scheme to attract remote workers - Guardian 26/9/22
- Australian markets brace for impact after Wall Street’s dire Friday - Age 26/9/22
- Home buyers’ budgets slashed by hundreds of thousands, pushing property prices down - Domain 26/9/22
- Australia not immune to global downturn: Treasurer - New Daily 26/9/22
- Optus needs to ‘front up’ with explanation for data breach, shadow cybersecurity minister says - Guardian 26/9/22
- Skyrocketing interest rates carve new $120 billion hole in budget - SMH 26/9/22
- A third of Australians back move to raise migration cap - SMH 25/9/22
- Dow sinks to 2022 low as recession fears roil world markets - Age 24/9/22
- Liz Truss makes stunning tax-cut gamble as pound plunges - SMH 24/9/22
- ASX passes two-month low on US Fed's hawkish stance; banks, tech stocks weigh - ABC 23/9/22
- ASX set to open lower as global rate rises hit Wall Street - SMH 23/9/22
- Big banks confident Australian economy can pull off a soft landing - Age 23/9/22
- Can Jim Chalmers become a reforming treasurer? - ABC 23/9/22
- US Federal Reserve warns conquering inflation will mean more interest rate hikes after announcing third 0.75pc rise in a row - ABC 22/9/22
- Putin and the Fed combine to put dampener on Wall Street - New Daily 22/9/22
- Wall Street sinks as US Fed steps up inflation fight - Age 22/9/22
- Recession risks grow as home buyers endure rate rises - SMH 22/9/22