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. See also our Blog on current issues impacting Australian expats.
- Will we miss 'tight' labour markets? These six graphs tell the story of Australia's post-pandemic jobs market - ABC 28/5/23
- Short shrift for short stays: Labor MPs plot Airbnb crackdown to tackle rental crisis - Age 28/5/23
- Luxury brands winning as ‘two-speed consumption’ takes hold - SMH 28/5/23
- Banks to be stuck with 'mortgage prisoners' as those who can refinance their home loan search for a better interest rate - ABC 27/5/23
- Landlord tax deductions soar as interest rates bite property market - Age 27/5/23
- Will the Reserve Bank hike interest rates in June? The big banks can’t agree - New Daily 26/5/23
- Picture this: green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks to boost efficiency and kickstart both industries - The Conversation 26/5/23
- ASX set to dip despite AI frenzy driving Wall Street higher - SMH 26/5/23
- Labor was politically savvy in targeting property investors and big business - Age 26/5/23
- Poorer customers facing worse than 25 per cent price hikes without more energy transition help - ABC 26/5/23
- Superannuation returns grow as total investments near $3.5 trillion - New Daily 25/6/23
- PwC tax scandal: staff stood down over concerns problem ‘significantly broader’ than one partner - Guardian 25/5/23
- ASX set to drop as global economic worries grow - SMH 25/5/23
- There are 17 states like Victoria around the world. None has more debt - Age 25/5/23
- Electricity prices to rise by up to 25 per cent in New South Wales, South-East Queensland and South Australia - ABC 25/5/23
- Australia might not be in a recession but households are about to feel as if they are - Guardian 25/5/23
- Alan Kohler: Productivity has collapsed because workers have lost hope - New Daily 25/3/23
- Victoria shows Australia how to finally abolish stamp duty once and for all - The Conversation 24/5/23
- ASX set to slide as Wall Street falls on debt ceiling jitters - SMH 24/5/23
- Victoria's budget takes an almost aggressive approach to reclaim revenue, and it's not without risk - ABC 24/5/23
- Australia can still meet climate targets if it ‘spends billions more’ - Age 24/5/23
- Victoria bites a $117 billion bullet, and begins the long march of land tax reform - The Conversation 23/5/23
- Busting the million dollar retirement myth – you can do it on less - New Daily 23/5/23
- Victorian budget 2023 hits big business and landlords to pay back COVID-19 debt - ABC 23/5/23
- ASX set to edge up as Wall Street waits on debt ceiling talks - SMH 23/5/23
- How big a deal is US and Australian cooperation on climate and energy? - Guardian 23/5/23
- Rare earth deal with US a magnet for Australia’s refineries - Age 23/5/23
- New data shows only 16 per cent of rental properties are available for less than $400 a week - ABC 23/5/23
- Industry super funds gain as record numbers switch - New Daily 22/5/23
- ASX set to slip as debt ceiling shadow hangs over Wall Street - Age 22/5/23
- Perrottet’s flagship land tax to go as Minns introduces stamp duty reform - SMH 22/5/23
- As June 1 indexing approaches, Australian university graduates are bracing for increased HECS/HELP debts - ABC 22/5/23
- Labor hails ‘strongest start for jobs growth’ of any Australian government - Guardian 22/5/23
- Retail numbers will shed more light on state of the economy - New Daily 21/5/23
- Buy now, pay later industry to be regulated under Credit Act as part of changes by federal government - ABC 21/5/23