Current Australian reports highlight the government's reopening of doors to PwC after a tax scandal, ongoing discussions about a plan to lift GST potentially balanced with lower income tax burdens, and serious concerns that many are too expensive to insure and too poor to rebuild their homes, alongside a brave plan to lift GST offering a substantial payment carrot.
News from Australia features activists arrested as students strike for Palestine, ongoing debate surrounding Chris Minns and the Sydney Harbour 'Gaza Streisand effect', and warnings that failing to recognise a Palestinian state would reward Israel.
Recent global economic news notes **China’s exports up 7.2 per cent amid US trade tensions, the impact as Trump’s higher tariffs hit goods from trading partners, and analysis on Trump’s endless freefall** in the gap between what is and what ought to be.
Australia's defense posture includes headlines like Indo relations, where a missile test is seen as a way to show care, and concerns that **Trump’s belief in Australia using AUKUS subs in war** could potentially break the pact.
Key domestic discussions involve the PM backing working from home laws amidst claims of a 'stunt', the decision for overseas student intake to increase as universities face financial trouble, and consumer alerts as electric vehicles fail range claims.