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 set to rise as Wall Street begins Trump’s second term with strong gains - SMH 22/1/25
- Made in China 2025 'hugely successful' despite US efforts to thwart plan - ABC 22/1/25
- Trump has begun dismantling America’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Here’s why Australia may not follow suit - The Conversation 22/1/25
- Banks jump as ASX hits six-week high - Age 21/1/25
- Wesfarmers to close money-losing e-commerce site - New Daily 21/1/25
- ASX set to edge higher with global markets steady; $A jumps - SMH 21/1/25
- Australian dollar rallies as greenback drops on lack of Trump tariffs, ASX to rise - ABC 21/1/25
- Trump sworn in as US president for a second time - New Daily 21/2/25
- The key takeaways from Donald Trump’s inauguration speech - The Conversation 21/1/25
- ASX set to lift as Wall St rallies ahead of Trump inauguration - ABC 20/1/25
- ASX set to rise after Wall Street bounce - SMH 20/1/25
- Coal mines cast doubt over $260bn Rio Tinto, Glencore merger - Age 20/1/25
- Superannuation is complicated. A guaranteed government income in retirement would be simpler - The Conversation 19/1/25
- Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for 'green aluminium' in new election pitch - ABC 19/1/254
- Liberals dangle tax breaks for business lunches as leaders target marginal seats - Guardian 19/1/25
- ASX finishes lower as banks slip; Rio falls on report of merger talks - Age 17/1/25
- ‘Rort has gone on for too long’: RBA should ban all debit surcharges, Labor MPs say - Guardian 17/1/25
- Regional WA leaders say detail critical amid housing promises - ABC 17/1/25
- ASX set to edge higher as Wall Street slides - SMH 17/1/25
- Market continues to bet on February interest rate cut despite December jobs surge - ABC 16/1/25
- The city or the bush? Where prices have grown the most in recent years - New Daily 16/1/25
- Why the bank of mum and dad is branching out beyond home loans - SMH 16/1/25
- The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result - The Conversation 16/1/25
- ASX adds $34b as US inflation cools; CBA jumps 3% - Age 16/1/25
- ASX to surge as Wall Street soars on inflation report - SMH 16/1/25
- Australians should be angry about another year of climate inaction. But don’t let your anger turn into despair - Guardian 16/1/25
- Home ownership is slipping out of reach. It’s time to rethink our fear of ‘forever renting’ - The Conversation 16/1/25
- Rex Patrick wants South Australian government to place Sanjeev Gupta's Whyalla steelworks into administration - ABC 16/1/25
- Negative gearing: is it a tax concession? - Firstlinks 15/1/25
- Catastrophic LA fires may have costly sting for Australians - New Daily 15/1/25
- ASX set to edge up, Wall Street pushes higher after inflation update - SMH 15/1/25
- Landlords could once increase rents sharply. That’s changed - Domain 15/1/25
- One in 10 homes could become uninsurable by 2035, analyst warns - ABC 15/1/25