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.
- ASX set to follow global stock plunge on Trump's tariffs - ABC 4/4/25
- Wall Street suffers $4 trillion wipeout, ASX set for more losses as Trump sparks market chaos - Age 4/4/25
- Lutnick calls Australian biosecurity rules ‘nonsense’, says Trump won’t back off - Age 4/4/25
- An Australian was denied US entry for bizarre reasons. He’s not alone - SMH 4/4/25
- Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go - The Conversation 3/5/25
- Labor offers $1bn in loans to Australian export companies and seeks to loosen US trade ties after Trump tariffs - Guardian 3/4/25
- $38b bloodbath: ASX tumbles as Trump unveils tariffs - SMH 3/4/25
- US tariffs will upend global trade. This is how Australia should respond - New Daily 3/4/25
- Australian beef targeted by Donald Trump in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown - The Conversation 3/4/25
- Trump hits Australia with 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the US - SMH 3/4/25
- Wall Street futures tumble after Trump unveils tariffs - Age 3/4/25
- ‘Not the act of a friend’: PM hits back at Trump tariffs - New Daily 3/4/25
- What Australians flying to the US need to know about phone and device searches at the border - Guardian 3/4/25
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street shaky as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ nears; Tesla jumps - SMH 2/4/25
- Taxpayers on hook for offshore legal threats against Dutton gas plan, says treaty expert - ABC 2/4/25
- Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits - New Daily 2/4/25
- Reserve Bank holds rates steady, cautious about the economic outlook - The Conversation 1/4/25
- Australian house prices hit new peak as rate cut drives buyer demand - Guardian 1/4/25
- ‘Times have changed’: RBA leaves official rates untouched - New Daily 1/4/25
- ASX poised to rise as Wall Street edges higher after worst month since 2022 - ABC 1/4/25
- Worse than Russia? Voters fear Trump’s America - SMH 1/4/25
- Albanese government unwilling to buy its way out of Trump tariffs - ABC 1/4/25
- US adds to list of trade grievances against Australia before Trump’s big tariff move - Age 1/4/25
- Albanese’s approval rating takes a hit but Labor inches ahead of Coalition - Guardian 1/4/25
- Interest decision looms – but there’s one big issue - New Daily 31/3/25
- These 3 arguments are part of the long game in Trump’s trade wars - The Conversation 31/3/25
- ASX set to fall as Wall Street tumbles - SMH 31/3/25
- Polls tilt towards Labor as campaign gets into full swing - New Daily 31/3/25
- Labor and the Coalition both dodging two things that matter most this election - ABC 31/3/25
- Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office? - The Conversation 31/3/25
- Tax Office’s brawl with big tech faces its first hurdle: Pepsi - Age 30/3/25
- Why your super is at the mercy of Trump - SMH 29/3/25
- Three ways to victory: The numbers game that will decide the election - Age 29/3/25
- Labor’s in with a fighting chance, but must work around an unpopular leader - The Conversation 28/3/25
- ASX closes higher after volatile day of trade the week before the RBA meets on interest rates - ABC 28/3/25
- Help to Buy: Boost or burden for young buyers? - New Daily 28/3/25
- May 3 federal election to be called by Anthony Albanese Friday morning - ABC 28/3/25
- Interactive: How close is the race in your electorate? Everything you need to know - Age 28/3/25
- View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest - The Conversation 28/3/25
- ASX set to slide as Wall Street falls; Tariffs rattle car industry - SMH 28/3/25
- Labor’s budget tax cuts make good economic sense – and have backed Dutton and Taylor into a political corner - Guardian 28/3/25
- Why New Zealanders are migrating to Australia in record numbers - SMH 27/3/25
- Trump places 25 per cent tariff on US auto imports, expecting to raise $100 billion - ABC 27/3/25
- This budget’s tax tinkering isn’t the same as meaningful tax reform. Here’s why - The Conversation 27/3/25
- ASX to fall after Wall Street, European stocks hit by auto tariff threats - ABC 27/3/25
- ASX set to slide, tech stars weigh down Wall Street; Trump announces car tariffs - Age 27/3/25
- The real winners and losers from Albanese’s handouts - SMH 27/3/25