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 finishes lower after Trump-Musk feud triggers sell-off on Wall Street - ABC 6/6/25
- Australia is in the firing line of Trump’s looming ‘revenge tax’. It’s a fight we’re unlikely to win - The Conversation 6/6/25
- ASX set to slip as Wall Street slides; Tesla takes $230 billion hit as Musk-Trump feud escalates - SMH 6/6/25
- Someone’s doing the heavy lifting – and it’s not the government (any more) - Age 6/6/25
- The good news? Household living standards are on the rise. The bad news? Just about everything else - Guardian 5/6/25
- Virgin Australia is coming back to the share market. Here’s what this new chapter could mean - The Conversation 5/6/25
- What is the Big Beautiful Bill and why does Elon Musk hate it? - ABC 5/6/25
- ASX set for flat start, Wall Street rally stalls; $A jumps - SMH 5/6/25
- Australia and the European Union determined to seal trade deal as talks revived - ABC 5/6/25
- Reworked Petroleum Resource and Rent Tax raising $4 billion less than first thought - ABC 5/6/25
- The huge cost of super tax concessions - Firstlinks 4/6/25
- Extreme weather events have slowed economic growth, adding to the case for another rate cut - The Conversation 4/6/25
- New tariffs, old problems: Where next for Australian trade? - New Daily 4/6/25
- ASX set to rise as Wall Street moves higher; Meta signs nuclear deal - SMH 4/6/25
- In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan - Age 4/6/25
- Uncertainty about Trump's tariffs has contributed to weaker outlook for Australia's economy, RBA official says - ABC 4/6/25
- Coalition anger at super changes, Labor up for talks - New Daily 4/6/25
- In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note - The Conversation 4/6/25
- Why America may never be great again - Age 3/6/25
- Millions of Australian workers to get an above-inflation pay rise as minimum wage lifts by 3.5% - Guardian 3/6/25
- ASX set to rise, Wall Street drifts higher; $A jumps - Age 3/6/25
- Property prices lift in May as interest rates fall, analysts expect rises of up to 10pc by early 2026 - ABC 3/6/25
- Property market records one of the quickest downturns ever - Domain 3/6/25
- Trump’s steel tariffs are unlikely to have a big impact on Australia. But we could be hurt by what happens globally - The Conversation 3/6/25
- Tax concessions on super need a rethink. These proposals would bring much needed reform - New Daily 3/6/25
- Wall St ends flat after volatile session, ASX set for slight gain - ABC 2/6/25
- ASX set to edge up, Wall Street treads water - SMH 2/6/25
- With interest rates on the way down, could house prices boom? Here’s what research suggests - The Conversation 2/6/25
- Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up - Age 2/6/25
- Natural disasters cost Australia’s economy $2.2bn in first half of 2025, new Treasury analysis shows - Guardiuan 1/6/25
- Global brands prepare to hike prices as trade war could spread inflation beyond US - ABC 31/5/25
- Flood victims wait in hope for future-proof solutions - New Daily 31/5/25
- CBA customers hit by transfer glitch, ASX flat on US tariff news - ABC 30/5/25
- Great gas giveaway: $215 billion in royalty-free gas for Woodside’s North West Shelf project - New Daily 30/5/25
- What next for Trump's tariffs as his sweeping levies head to the courts - ABC 30/5/25
- NSW is again cleaning up after major floods. Are we veering towards the collapse of insurability? - The Conversation 30/5/25