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 for calm start after Trump’s softer tone on trade, Fed sparks global rally - SMH 24/4/25
- Higher taxes needed as Coalition eyes extra $100 billion defence spend - Age 24/4/25
- How much you can afford to spend on a house - Domain 24/4/25
- Australia needs more than hollow words about a fair go – we need brave policy-makers - Guardian 24/4/25
- Apple fined $890m and Meta $356m for breaching new EU laws - ABC 24/4/25
- Trump tariffs will lead to 'significant slowdown' in global growth, including in Australia, says IMF - ABC 23/4/25
- Australia faces $13 billion hit as Trump’s tariffs wreak havoc - SMH 23/4/25
- Port of Darwin’s struggling Chinese leaseholder may welcome an Australian buy-out - The Conversation 23/4/25
- Australian sharemarket closes flat after Wall Street’s sell-off - Age 22/4/25
- Wall St crumbles on fresh threats to the Fed's independence, ASX poised for nervous opening - ABC 22/4/25
- Wall Street sells off as markets on ‘Trump watch’ brace for recession risk - SMH 22/4/25
- The hidden housing cost that just got even more expensive - Domain 22/4/25
- China warns countries against striking trade deals with US at its expense - ABC 21/4/25
- Back to the race, a day before early votes - New Daily 21/4/25
- Labor and Liberal housing policies are not enough. Two broken systems need fixing first - ABC 21/4/25
- ‘Sell America’: investors are increasingly avoiding the US – here’s what it means for Australian markets - Guardian 21/4/25
- Newspoll steady as both leaders’ ratings fall; Labor surging in poll of marginal seats - The Conversation 20/4/25
- The top reasons voters are hesitant on Albanese or Dutton – and it’s worse in marginal seats - Age 20/4/25
- Hooray for better housing policy – but don’t forget about retirees - Age 19/4/25
- Boeing jet returns to US from China amid tariff war - SMH 18/4/25
- Australian trust in US falls to historically low levels - Lowy Institute 17/4/25
- In the trade war, China has moved to curb supply of critical minerals. Can Australia seize the moment? - The Conversation 17/4/25
- ASX closes higher after unemployment rate rises, markets pare back bets of a super-sized interest rate cut - ABC 17/4/25
- Chalmers splits hairs on negative gearing to back up Albanese - Age 17/4/25
- Unemployment ticks up, rate cut hopes remain uncertain - New Daily 17/4/25
- ASX to open lower after Nvidia weighs on Wall Street - SMH 17/4/25
- Market insiders buckle up for further financial turmoil as Donald Trump's tariffs herald upheaval - ABC 17/4/25
- Why Typhoid Trump and COVID are so similar - Age 17/4/25
- After 25 years of the same housing policies pushing up demand, Australia needs a new approach - Guardian 17/4/25