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.
- As it happened: Mining and energy stocks push ASX higher - ABC 26/7/24
- The Stats Guy: One chart illustrates 100 years of nation’s history - New Daily 26/7/24
- ASX set for gains, Wall Street’s tech giants fall again - SMH 26/7/24
- ‘Nuts to normal’: Popular Victorian towns where house prices fell most - Domain 26/7/24
- ‘It’s a special place’: NSW tree-change towns where house prices rose most - Domain 26/7/24
- Grattan on Friday: Eyes are on Sunday’s reshuffle but government’s fears are about Wednesday’s inflation number - The Conversation 25/7/24
- Australian dollar tumbles on fears of Chinese economic slowdown - ABC 25/7/24
- Europe and Asian holidays cheaper as international airfares continue falling - New Daily 25/7/24
- ASX to fall as tech giants send Wall Street to worst day since 2022 - SMH 25/7/24
- Australian property prices remain resilient despite economic headwinds - ABC 25/7/24
- A second Trump presidency would send Australia down a dark economic path. Here’s how it might play out - Guardian 25/7/24
- Cost-of-living crisis? Why only some of us are feeling the pinch - Age 24/7/24
- Australia hits ‘fork in the road’ before key interest rates call - New Daily 24/7/24
- ANZ is embroiled in allegations it manipulated government bond sales – what exactly does that mean? - The Conversation 24/7/24
- Reserve Bank risks recession with August rate rise - SMH 24/7/24
- ASX set to inch up as Wall Street advances; Tesla profit dives - SMH 24/7/24
- ASX set to open flat, Wall Street slips as Tesla and Alphabet report earnings - ABC 24/7/24
- Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite - Age 24/7/24
- The Greens want house prices to halt. This is what it could look like - New Daily 23/7/24
- ASX set to rise as Big Tech drives Wall Street higher - SMH 23/7/24
- Australia’s major food companies failing nature, report finds - Guardian 23/7/24
- As Beijing quietly heads into economic oblivion while Washington lights up, expect tougher times ahead - ABC 23/7/24
- Beijing's South China Sea agreement with the Philippines signals Xi Jinping's softening stance due to economic struggle - ABC 23/7/24
- Woodside chases global LNG ‘powerhouse’ crown with latest deal - Age 23/7/24
- Rental squeeze spurs home loans - InDaily 23/7/24
- The Productivity Commission wants to axe a key tax break for private school donations – but the government is determined to keep it - The Conversation 22/7/24
- ASX looks set to drop 0.8 per cent on opening after a volatile session closed the week on Wall Street, Biden resignation adds to uncertainty - ABC 22/7/24
- ASX to slump; investors mull what’s next for ‘Trump trade’ - SMH 22/7/24
- Alan Kohler: With Joe Biden out, can Kamala Harris beat Trump and Vance? - New Daily 22/7/24
- Countries woo digital nomads with visas, but not Australia - New Daily 20/7/24
- A global IT outage brought supply chains to their knees – we need to be better prepared next time - The Conversation 20/7/24
- Here's what we know about CrowdStrike, the company potentially to blame for a global tech outage - ABC 19/7/24
- Massive global IT outage hits banks, airports, supermarkets – and a single software update is likely to blame - The Conversation 19/7/24
- ASX nosedives after US tech sell-off sends stocks skidding - SMH 19/7/24
- The Stats Guy: What will drive Australia’s future prosperity? - New Daily 19/7/24
- ASX set to nosedive after washout on Wall Street sends stocks, big to small, lower - SMH 19/7/24
- Health cyber attack hit nearly 13m Australians - New Daily 19/7/24
- ATO moves to claw back $50 billion in debt, but during a cost-of-living crisis it's causing turmoil - ABC 19/7/24
- Yes, we are a more equal society than most, but not quite as mobile as the Productivity Commission suggests. Here’s why - The Conversation 19/7/24