SYDNEY: The Australian dollar is higher as Greece hurtles towards a debt default and possible exit from the eurozone. At 0630 AEST on Tuesday, the local unit was trading at 76.87 US cents, up from 76.59 cents on Monday.
Overnight, attention remained on Greece’s debt emergency as European leaders pleaded with Greek voters to back disputed bailout proposals in a last-minute referendum, or face leaving the euro.