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.
- BHP weighs potential takeover of Anglo American - SMH 25/4/24
- The government's plan for a future 'made in Australia' has failed to win over the productivity commissioner — and that's a problem - ABC 25/4/24
- Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI - The Conversation 24/4/24
- Inflation moderating, but not as quickly as hoped - New Daily 24/4/24
- Annual inflation slows to 3.6 per cent after higher than expected price rise in March quarter rules out rate cut hopes - ABC 24/4/24
- ASX to rise ahead of inflation data as Big Tech boosts Wall Street; Tesla jumps - Age 24/4/24
- Price pressures to ease but Australians hit by record tax take - SMH 24/4/24
- The 'Future Made in Australia' plan for solar panels relies on a crucial ingredient: Help from China - ABC 24/4/24
- Michael Pascoe: Negative gearing to change – it’s ‘the vibe’ - New Daily 24/4/24
- Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night - The Conversation 23/4/24
- ASX tipped to open higher, Wall Street has positive session - ABC 23/4/24
- ASX set to rise as Wall Street gains in busy earnings week; gold declines - SMH 23/4/24
- Australia’s largest super fund joins protest vote against Woodside’s climate plans - Guardian 23/4/24
- What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains - The Conversation 23/4/24
- NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warns of tough budget due to $11.9 billion GST hole - ABC 22/4/24
- The 74 jobs I am most worried about - InDaily 22/4/24
- South Australia tops economic leaderboard again in State of the States report - New Daily 21/4/24
- Conflict, inflation and market correction weigh on Australian shares - SMH 21/4/24
- Ask the Expert: Selling property? More than $3 million in super? How taxes will affect your investment - New Daily 21/4/24
- Another mortgage cliff faces home buyers and the economy - SMH 21/4/24
- Jacinda Ardern slashed negative gearing in NZ. The new government has brought it back - ABC 20/4/24
- Massive super growth will help fund green energy revolution - New Daily 19/4/24
- Sharemarket set for soft start amid interest rate uncertainty - Age 19/4/24
- For the first time this term, inflation may not dominate the budget. What will? - ABC 19/4/24
- As Victoria's net debt soars, the government walks a tightrope trying to balance the books - ABC 19/4/24
- ‘Explain why Australians are paying more’: Multinationals to face supermarket inquiry - SMH 19/4/24
- Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 3.8% in March as employers shed more than 6,000 jobs - Guardian 18/4/24
- Peter Dutton and high-profile Liberals staring down challenge from independents - New Daily 18/4/24
- ASX to open stronger, even as falling tech stocks drag down Wall Street - SMH 18/4/24
- Wall St posts fourth day of losses as investors weigh higher-for-longer interest rates - ABC 18/4/24
- Will global oil supply be at risk if Iran and Israel pull the Middle East into war? - The Conversation 18/4/24
- ‘Disturbing’ gap between haves and have-nots - New Daily 18/4/24
- Australians are having fewer babies – experts say it could have more consequences than we realise - ABC 18/4/24
- Funding Australia’s renewable transition isn’t ‘picking winners’ – it’s securing our future - Guardian 18/4/24