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The Fin

Australian Financial Review

A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country. Search The Fin and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.

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31:39

Summer Series: How Bernard Arnault became the world's...

The Fin ·

2024/01/24

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series. In March, The Fin spoke with the Australian Financial Review’s Fashion editor Lauren Sams, who was in Paris for fashion week at the time, about the rising fortunes of Bernard Arnault. The founder of luxury fashion powerhouse LVMH, had recently become the first European to rise to the top of the world’s rich lists, knocking tech titan Elon Musk off his perch. Alas, his time at the top

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29:46

Summer Series: Joe Aston on 12 years of Rear Window

The Fin ·

2024/01/17

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series. Former Rear Window editor Joe Aston was one of the Australian Financial Review’s most loved and most feared columnists. He had people turning to the back page every morning before they had poured out their coffee. In October, after a twelve-year reign, he decided to call it a day. The Fin spoke with Joe about his evolution from gossip columnist to campaigning journalist, his struggles

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31:32

Summer Series: Why all restaurant menus are starting...

The Fin ·

2024/01/10

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series. In June, The Fin spoke with AFR Magazine culinary editor Jill Dupleix about a trend in Australian dining that was bugging her. All the restaurant menus looked the same. She wrote a story for the magazine about this and on the cover was a photograph of a cracked plate with Kingfish crudo prepared in four different ways. So please enjoy this discussion with Jill about the broken business

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27:15

Chemist Warehouse: Inside 'the deal of 2023'

The Fin ·

2023/12/20

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Carrie LaFrenz and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on the story behind the rise of Chemist Warehouse, how the deal with Sigma will work and whether the business’ low-profile founders will cope with being out in the open.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Inside the Chemist franchisee world There are over 200 managing partners who are shareholders in the discount chain. They are all ambitious pharmacy owners, many

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28:23

Bowen’s green energy plan: Ponzi scheme or grid saviour?

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2023/12/13

This week on The Fin podcast, senior correspondent Jacob Greber talks about whether the government’s new plan will work, how much it will cost and what are the political stakes for the country’s ambitious climate change minister. And Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen reports from Dubai on Australia’s role at this year’s COP28 summit. This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Bowen's energy plan might cost 'tens of billions' The cost of Labor’s freshly minted Capacity

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26:20

How a $20 billion energy deal fell over at the finish...

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2023/12/06

This week on The Fin podcast, Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and senior resources writer Angela Macdonald-Smith on the twists and turns of the Origin takeover saga, why the bid failed and where those billions of dollars might be headed next.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Origin shareholders demand demerger, higher dividends in deal fallout Origin Energy’s board is facing demands to consider a demerger, a beefed-up transition plan and higher dividend

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29:18

Is a university degree really worth it?

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2023/11/29

This week on The Fin podcast, education editor Julie Hare on why young Australians are losing faith in the value of uni and whether the government can turn it around. This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Have young Australians lost faith in uni? The number of Australian students studying for a bachelor’s degree has fallen more than 13 per cent since 2016, new data reveals, as rising student debt and the booming jobs market turn young people off higher education. The

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26:19

‘Intergenerational tragedy’: Will the kids be alright?

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2023/11/22

This week on The Fin, economics editor John Kehoe on why young Australians are at risk of a poorer future and what can be done to lighten their load. This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Why younger Australians are at risk of a poorer future The nation will become older, more indebted, and tax working-age people more over coming decades unless something dramatic changes. The penny has finally dropped on income tax burden There are at least three achievable ways to

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33:40

Will the Israel-Hamas war spread across the Middle East?

The Fin ·

2023/11/15

This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen on the war between Israel and Hamas and whether it could spread across the Middle East. And political editor Phillip Coorey on Australia’s complicated response.This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading:Netanyahu's dilemma Israel, as ever, is caught between its hard-won capacity to fight militarily on its own terms, and its inability to achieve lasting security without the collusion of Washington, and the major Arab capitals

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27:55

Sam Bankman-Fried: the downfall of crypto's golden boy

The Fin ·

2023/11/08

This week on The Fin podcast, technology reporter Jessica Sier and United States correspondent Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of Sam Bankman-Fried, what it was like inside the courtroom and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over. This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading: Sam Bankman-Fried: the villain in a cinema near you His defence lawyer said the government tried to show the jury “the movie of Sam the villain.” He might have been ahead of his time. Sam Bankman-Fried squirms

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31:20

Albanese heads to China with 'eyes wide open'

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2023/11/01

This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and North Asia correspondent Michael Smith on why Albanese’s China trip is so important, the challenges facing Xi Jinping at home and how China’s slowing economy is changing the game.This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading: Taiwan warns Albanese - don't be blindsided by China Taiwan’s Foreign Minister has warned Anthony Albanese ahead of his visit to Beijing that China may take advantage of warmer ties with Western democracies

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32:34

Billionaires v BHP: who is right about lithium?

The Fin ·

2023/10/25

This week on The Fin podcast, resources reporters Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler on lithium’s rise and fall and rise again, why the Liontown deal collapsed and whether the critical mineral could become the next iron ore for Australia.This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading: Can brains disrupt Australia's lithium mining brawn Some of the world’s biggest and smallest companies reckon technology can disrupt Australia’s lithium boom by unlocking vast new supplies and crushing prices. Deal off,

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30:51

Joe Aston on 12 years of Rear Window

The Fin ·

2023/10/18

This week on The Fin, Joe Aston on his evolution from gossip columnist to campaigning journalist, what happened when he went too far and life after Rear Window. This podcast is sponsored by SAP. Further reading: Joe's farewell column Rear Window’s style evolved (and its rigour improved), but my primary motivation never really changed, and that was to entertain. Richard Goyder's pantomime swan song The Qantas chairman has elected to take an excruciating route to the inevitable. Sobering thoughts

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30:14

The Voice - Australia votes

The Fin ·

2023/10/11

This week on The Fin podcast, political correspondent Tom McIlroy and political editor Phillip Coorey on what the result is likely to be, where the campaign will be won and lost and what happens next.This podcast is sponsored by SuperloopFurther reading: Albanese cries over Voice to parliament chance Anthony Albanese has urged Australians preparing to vote No in Saturday’s referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament to reconsider, saying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are “reaching

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26:40

Has Lachlan Murdoch won the battle to succeed Rupert?

The Fin ·

2023/10/04

This week on The Fin, senior writer Neil Chenoweth and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson explain how family politics within the Murdoch empire could shape politics at large in some of the world's major democracies. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop Further

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26:00

The bipartisan assault on sports betting advertising

The Fin ·

2023/09/27

This week on The Fin podcast, media writers Sam Buckingham-Jones and Mark Di Stefano take us inside the crackdown on gambling advertisements, and what it could mean for the future of Australia's biggest sporting codes. This podcast is sponsored by Australian Unity.Further

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12:37

Introducing: 15 Minutes with the Boss (episode 1...

The Fin ·

2023/09/25

Follow The Australian Financial Review’s newest podcast offering called 15 Minutes with the Boss. It’s a weekly podcast, in which AFR’s Boss Editor Sally Patten sits down with one of the country's top CEOs and asks them to share all the valuable advice and wisdom they’ve gained during the course of their careers. They’ll chat about their successes and failures and everything in between. Here’s a little preview of episode 1 featuring AMP CEO Alexis George, where she chats about everything from her

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28:52

The great divide in Australian housing and what to do...

The Fin ·

2023/09/20

This week on The Fin podcast, property editor Nick Lenaghan on the great divide in Australian housing, what the government and industry need to do to fix the supply problem and those explosive comments that made the AFR property summit news around the world.This podcast is sponsored by Australian Unity.Further reading: Developers scoff at 1.2 m new homes housing target A dysfunctional planning system and huge labour shortage will cripple the Albanese government’s target of 1.2 million new homes in

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34:32

Fortescue’s wild week: Jimmy Barnes, lethal humidity...

The Fin ·

2023/09/13

This week of The Fin, Brad Thompson and Peter Ker on what’s behind the executive churn at Fortescue, how it will affect the company's green energy reinvention and whether Andrew Forrest is just too hard to work for. This podcast is sponsored by Australian Unity. Further reading:Fortescue partied, then parted ways with its CEO Saturday was the party, Sunday was the departure of a chief executive of just six months. By Monday, hard questions were being asked. Fortescue Metals CFO quits Fortescue

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37:53

The real story behind Qantas' rapid descent - and...

The Fin ·

2023/09/06

This week on The Fin, aviation reporter Ayesha de Kretser and Rear Window columnist Joe Aston on the early departure and legacy of Alan Joyce, who else should be held to account for the mess Qantas finds itself in and whether the government will have to revisit its decision on Qatar Airways. This podcast is sponsored by Australian Unity. Further reading: Hudson to focus on customers after Joyce exit Vanessa Hudson has vowed to focus on customers as she tries to repair the national carrier’s battered

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