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.
- Woolworths says it has more than 40 competitors in Australia – we went looking for them - Guardian 22/12/24
- Heading on an overseas holiday? The Australian dollar tumbled this week – but that’s not bad news for everyone - The Conversation 20/12/24
- Qantas avoids chaos but faces threat of New Year strikes - New Daily 20/12/24
- Treasury projects capital cities to grow twice as fast as the rest in the coming decade - ABC 20/12/24
- Aussie dollar rises off two-year low, ASX to fall but Dow snaps losing streak - ABC 20/12/24
- The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act - SMH 20/12/24
- Why bribery is key to boosting our economic prosperity - Age 20/12/24
- Grattan on Friday: Labor has to grapple with Anthony Albanese’s ‘man problem’ - The Conversation 19/12/24
- ASX loses almost $50 billion after Wall Street plunge; $A slumps to two-year low - Age 19/12/24
- Bank boss gives up $1.5m bonus after outcry - New Daily 19/12/24
- ASX set to tumble as Wall Street sinks on Fed’s 2025 call; $A plunges - Age 19/12/24
- Australian dollar sinks to 24-month low, US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, ASX to fall - ABC 19/12/24
- Go-slow visas to provide quick fix for ballooning international student numbers - SMH 19/12/24
- A predicted deficit will get the headlines, but remember that budgets are about choices - Guardian 19/12/24
- 9 lessons from 2024 - Firstlinks 18/12/24
- A return to balanced budgets is a decade away, our mid-year update says - New Daily 18/12/24
- Chalmers unveils $22 billion budget blowout - SMH 18/12/24
- Wall Street falls as US Fed interest rates decision looms, Australian share market to follow - ABC 18/12/24
- ASX ends its losing streak as Santa Rally kicks off - SMH 18/12/24
- Australia sends 'immediate' search and rescue assistance to Vanuatu following powerful earthquake - ABC 18/12/24
- China is already in deep trouble. Trump will make things worse - Age 18/12/24
- Record number of Chinese tourists expected to visit Australia this summer as market passes pre-pandemic peak - Guardian 18/12/24
- ASX set to edge up as Wall Street drifts; bitcoin jumps to record - SMH 17/12/24
- Australian wool production forecast to drop to lowest level in 100 years - ABC 17/12/24
- Guardian Essential poll: Albanese disapproval at 50% as majority say Australia on the wrong track - Guardian 17/12/24
- Why prices in the most expensive suburb in Australia dropped in 2024 - New Daily 16/12/24
- Economists warn RBA board changes risk delaying interest rate cut - ABC 16/12/24
- Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards - The Conversation 16/12/24
- ASX set to slide after Wall Street rally stalls and ahead of key Chinese economic data - ABC 16/12/24
- Australian mining exports could plunge $100bn over four years due to China slowdown, budget update suggests - Guardian 16/12/24
- Alan Kohler: Four years on and optimism is a little harder to come by - New Daily 16/12/24
- Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging - SMH 16/12/24
- Will a power shift at the top of the Murdoch family empire reshape News Corp – and Australian politics? - Guardian 14/12/24
- Double-whammy: Household insurance costs to soar again, adding to inflation - SMH 14/12/24
- The RBA is preparing for all economic scenarios, including an interest rate hike - ABC 13/12/24
- The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail - The Conversation 13/12/24
- ASX set to fall as Wall Street loses steam - SMH 13/12/24
- To bring Facebook into line, the government’s going nuclear - Age 13/12/24
- Latest ABS population data shows growth despite declining birthrate - ABC 13/12/24