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 curated, snapshot view of current Australian economic, and broader, issues. Also see our Blog on current issues impacting Australian expats.
- ASX set to rise, Dow hits record but tech stocks weigh on Wall Street - SMH 3/7/26
- What a fall in house prices would mean for Australians - ABC 3/7/26
- Gas giants to reap $18 billion war windfall, reviving export tax calls - Age 3/7/26
- After 250 years of American independence, what do Australians think about the US? - The Conversation 3/7/26
- National shoe brand joins retail casualties, with mass store closure - New Daily 3/7/26
- ASX set to slide, tech stocks weigh down Wall Street - Age 2/7/26
- Super-sized mortgages giving Australians a massive interest rate headache - SMH 2/7/26
- Albanese and Chalmers see reform and risk-taking as an antidote to populism - ABC 2/7/26
- Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing - Guardian 2/7/26
- Meg on SMSFs: How wide is the ban on LRBAs? - Firstlinks 1/7/26
- Vodafone a surprising winner in most trusted telco awards - New Daily 1/7/26
- ‘Not fair and honest’: KPMG and other audit firms finally face a reckoning – and a potential break‑up - The Conversation 1/7/26
- ASX set to edge up as Wall Street advances - Age 1/7/26
- June sees biggest monthly fall in national housing values since 2022, Cotality finds - ABC 1/7/26
- House values fall – but homes are not getting more affordable - SMH 1/7/26
- ASX set to edge up, tech shares drive Wall Street rebound - Age 30/6/26
- ‘Bring food and water’: Australians face six-hour lines for Euro summer - SMH 30/6/26
- Strait of Hormuz traffic was increasing until a fresh wave of strikes - ABC 30/6/26
- Falling auction clearance rates are best sign yet of hope for ‘messed up’ housing market - New Daily 29/6/26
- View from The Hill: Liberals now wedged in tunnel, staring at a sinkhole - The Conversation 29/6/26
- How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market - Age 29/6/26
- ASX set for uncertain start, Wall Street’s AI slump picks up pace - Age 29/6/26
- Post-COVID debt explosion a major challenge for all states, bar one - SMH 29/6/26
- Gulf states 'colder, harder and more transactional' under US-Iran deal - ABC 29/6/26
- ‘Best not to overreact’ to property price falls: Treasurer Jim Chalmers - Capital Brief 29/6/26
- Real estate has been an easy target for criminals laundering money, until now - ABC 29/6/26
- Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax - ABC 28/6/26
- How on earth has the global economy survived this ongoing war? - ABC 27/6/26
- It’s party time for these two teals. Now they must find some movers and shakers - SMH 27/6/26
- The Melbourne houses selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars less - Age 27/6/26
- Why the RBA has been so chill about putting jobs on the line - SMH 26/6/26
- ASX closes higher; broad gains offset healthcare, tech losses - Capital Brief 26/6/26
- ASX set to edge up; Apple dives after hiking prices; Oil jumps after Hormuz attack - SMH 26/6/26
- Employment growth is slowing, despite headline unemployment rate falling - ABC 26/6/26
- Grattan on Friday: Now’s the time to renovate multiculturalism, elevating ‘interculturalism’ - The Conversation 26/6/26
- Airwallex raises USD320m, launches products, lifting valuation to USD11b - Capital Brief 26/6/26