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.
- China sets beef import quotas in hit to Australia and other exporters - SMH 1/1/26
- What ABC journalists will be closely watching in 2026 - ABC 1/1/26
- Up in smoke: How one budget burnt a $115 billion hole in the nation’s finances - Age 1/1/26
- Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet papers shed more light on Howard government - Guardian 1/1/26
- It’s been an underwhelming year on the ASX. Will 2026 be any better? - Age 31/12/25
- Subsidies, sweeteners and price hikes: What changes on January 1 - SMH 31/12/25
- ASX set for flat morning trade as 2025 winds down - Age 31/12/25
- ASX ends 'stressful' year with gold and lithium stocks surging despite Trump's trade war threats - ABC 31/12/25
- Trump has just sacked 30 ambassadors. The consequences for Australia are profound - SMH 31/12/25
- Gold, silver and palladium prices pull back sharply, worrying some economists - ABC 30/12/25
- Gold miners send ASX lower; energy stocks gain - Age 30/12/25
- RBA reveals what’s needed to avert rate hikes in 2026 - New Daily 29/12/25
- Gold and silver smash records as rally gathers momentum - Age 28/12/25
- The health system is sick. It needs to be examined nationally - SMH 28/12/25
- ‘I thought it would be mayhem’: Bargain hunters out for Boxing Day, but Black Friday now reigns supreme - SMH 26/12/25
- Australian dollar jumps to 14-month high, ASX falls as gold and silver hit record highs - ABC 24/12/25
- ASX closes down ahead of Christmas break; Dollar hits yearly high - SMH 24/12/25
- ASX set to dip, Wall Street rises on mixed economic data - SMH 24/12/25