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 edge up, European markets advance; BHP results ahead - Age 17/2/26
- Interest rate hike worries? Here's some good news - ABC 17/2/26
- ‘The whole family is destroyed’: Australia’s inheritance disputes aren’t just increasing – they’re becoming messier - Guardian 17/2/26
- The ‘angry men’ theory of One Nation voters is wrong - New Daily 17/2/26
- Trump is lying about who is really paying for his war on the world - SMH 16/2/26
- ASX set to rise as Wall Street steadies - Age 16/2/26
- Liberal Party divided over future direction as Angus Taylor plots right-wing political shift - ABC 16/2/26
- Rise of Australia's public economy is comparable to the mining boom of the 2000s, analyst says - ABC 16/2/26
- The banks’ fight over $285b in ‘free money’ has a lesson for savers - SMH 16/2/26
- What we know (and don’t) about One Nation’s rapid rise in the polls - ABC 15/2/26
- Ask the Expert: The ongoing credit card issue affecting retirees - New Daily 15/2/26
- Wool price jumps ahead of industry-first Chinese New Year break - ABC 14/2/26
- Here's what we know about Angus Taylor's policies - ABC 14/2/26
- Taylor-made Libs have three possible futures. Only one will save them - Age 14/2/26
- Gabrielle was all set for a routine trip from Australia to the UK. Then the rules for dual citizens suddenly changed - Guardian 14/2/26
- ASX dips as tech shares slump; Westpac profit rises, Cochlear crashes - SMH 13/2/26
- ASX set to fall as Wall Street slumps; Westpac profit rises - SMH 13/2/26
- Taylor poised to become Liberal leader as Ley backers lose hope - Age 13/2/26
- As world trade shifts to invitation-only clubs, Australia is facing tough choices - The Conversation 13/2/26
- Will the government finally deliver a housing policy that stops making a bad situation worse? - Guardian 12/2/26
- Grattan on Friday: How did the Liberals’ first female leader find herself on the mat in under a year? - The Conversation 12/2/26
- ASX boss to depart as another controversy unfolds - ABC 13/2/26
- ASX set for flat start; ANZ trading update; $A jumps - SMH 12/2/26
- Why Australia’s trade deal with Europe hinges on a forgotten promise - and a handshake - The Conversation 12/2/26
- RBA deputy governor defends central bank from critics, wonders if Australia is more inflation-prone - ABC 12/2/26
- How RFK, China and leadership woes became a $4b storm for this Australian corporate giant - Age 12/2/26
- View from The Hill: Angus Taylor quits frontbench, declaring Sussan Ley can’t lead Liberal Party ‘as it needs to be led’- The Conversation 11/12/26
- Why retirees are rejecting downsizing the family home for an apartment - New Daily 11/2/26
- ASX set to rise on bumper results day, Wall Street drifts lower - SMH 11/2/26
- CBA profits rise to $5.4 billion; Comyn sees ‘upward pressure’ on rates - Age 11/2/26
- Rental affordability hits record low as rents rise 2.5 times faster than wages, analysis shows - ABC 11/2/26
- US consumer spending slowed in December - Is it a warning for the economy? - BBC 11/2/26
- Telstra joint venture to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout - Guardian 10/2/26
- ASX set to edge up as Wall Street advances - SMH 10/2/26
- How AI is disrupting the tech boom on global markets - ABC 10/2/26
- Big fall in spending eases Reserve Bank inflation fears - New Daily 10/2/26