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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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24:04

Do we really need to bring back the baby bonus?

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2025/08/13

This week onThe Finpodcast:senior writerMyriam Robinon how worried we should be about declining fertility rates, whether they could and should be reversed and why politicians in Australia are so reluctant to talk about it. This podcast is sponsored by CMC Markets Further reading:Can Australia escape the global fertility crisis?Not too long ago, the world was worried about runaway population growth. But with birth rates falling too fast, the scramble is on to avoid the demographic crunch.How to fix

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31:46

A 'strike' at the heart of the millionaires' factory

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2025/08/06

This week on The Finpodcast:senior reporterJemima Whyteand associate editorJoyce Moullakison whether Macquarie has lost its edge, who might be in line to take over the top job and what happens when you threaten the pay packets of a millionaires’ factory.Further reading:Macquarie scrambled to lobby proxy firms ahead of fraught AGMThe company made the highly unusual move to understand if major investors would reject executive pay plans as it dealt with a backlash.Glenn Stevens feels the burn

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29:28

"What the f*** did you do?" Sam Altman on being fired...

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2025/07/30

This week on The Fin, Technology editor Paul Smith talks about his interview with Altman and reveals what it would take for the AI chief to pull the plug. Further reading:What OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThe race is on to build machines that can outthink humans. The tech founder in charge of ChatGPT says there is one thing that would make him stop.‘Try the future’: New ChatGPT AI agents promise to do your jobsDrawing on three pre-existing OpenAI products,

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25:57

Albanese's China play: Beijing banquets and a trip...

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2025/07/23

This week on The Fin, North Asia correspondent Jessica Sier and Lowy Institute senior fellow Richard McGregor on whether Panda diplomacy works and why Beijing needs a succession plan. This podcast is sponsored by Workday.China ordered this Aussie flower farm to grow rice. Then they found a solutionIn a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability and chaos. The Lynch Group nearly had to tear down its greenhouses.Beyond the Wall: Albanese’s

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27:56

The rates call that stunned economists, markets...

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2025/07/16

This week on The Finpodcast, economics editor John Kehoe and senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on the RBA’s shock decision on interest rates, what it means for the economy and whether the next generation could be the first to be worse off than their parents. This podcast is sponsored byWorkday.Further reading:Gen Z will be richer than their parents. But here’s the catchSluggish productivity and tax policies rigged against young people mean many are missing out on financial comfort

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25:45

‘Law of the jungle’: the struggle to clean up the CFMEU

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2025/07/09

This week onThe Finpodcast, workplace correspondent David Marin-Guzman on what has been done to stamp out a culture of fear and intimidation in the CFMEU and whether it's working. This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Further reading:High Court leaves CFMEU administrator with no more excusesThe failed High Court challenge to the CFMEU administration has cleared a path to cleaning out the union. But the administrator still has to walk it.High Court ruling on CFMEU a ‘line in the sand’

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26:11

You’re probably part of Australia’s new 'inheritocracy'

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2025/07/02

This week on The Fin,Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Wealth reporter Lucy Dean on the surge in inherited wealth, what’s behind it and what can, or should, be done about it….This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Further Reading:You're probably part of Australia's new inheritocracyHow inheritance is upending the marriage marketHow do the 1pc find love? With these high-end matchmaking servicesThe maths that makes SMSFs a tax reform target for Chalmers See omnystudio.com/listener

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25:35

Virgin’s rollercoaster return & why Australia is a...

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2025/06/25

This week onThe Finpodcast:senior reporterAyesha de Kretserand Chanticleer columnistAnthony Macdonaldon Virgin’s return to the market, why it will struggle to stay in its lane and whether Australia can ever sustain more than two airlines.This podcast is sponsored byAussie BroadbandFurther reading:Virgin prepares for IPO take-off in a test for Bain – and the marketFive years after collapsing into administration, the country’s second-largest airline will finally return to the ASX on

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25:13

‘The Great Wall of China’: A law firm’s cautionary tale

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2025/06/18

This week on The Fin, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan on why King & Wood Mallesons is struggling to manage risk and conflicts across its jurisdictions.This podcast is sponsored byAussie BroadbandFurther reading:‘We didn’t have a hope in hell’: KWM’s cautionary China taleA corrupt wind farm deal in Montenegro, a controversial Russian legal conference and the financial problems of one of its most senior executives have thrown the spotlight on the

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26:55

Apocalypse or a four-day week? What AI might mean for...

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2025/06/11

This week on The Fin, technology editor Paul Smith discusses the AI future and whether it is more likely to be utopia or dystopia. This podcast is sponsored byAussie Broadband.Further reading:Waymo’s robot driver was too scared to take us where we wanted to goThe self-driving taxis are an experience to remember but their post LA-riot nerves rendered them unable to use human logic, and left us stranded.Apocalypse or a four-day week? What AI might mean for youIf you’re

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25:05

The not-so-super tax change that is dividing Australia

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2025/06/04

This week on The Fin podcast, Joanna Mather and Michelle Bowes on how the super tax will work, why it’s so controversial and what people are doing to get ready for it. This podcast is sponsored byAussie Broadband. Further reading: 7 ways the wealthiest will beat the $3m super taxInvestment bonds, an early inheritance for the kids or just cop it on the chin? Affected taxpayers are weighing their options.ATO puts wealthy families on notice over $3m super taxThe new tax is not yet law but the ATO

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24:30

Are house prices about to take off again?

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2025/05/28

This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read on why the Reserve Bank is cutting rates and what it means for people like him trying to buy a house. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Further reading: Australia on verge of house price boom: economistHistory suggests that once the RBA starts cutting, property fever hits quickly. One prominent expert says a 10 to 15 per cent price rise is coming. Bullock flags more rate cuts as RBA slashes growth forecastsDonald

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30:34

Coalition chaos: ‘It’s like someone dropped an atom...

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2025/05/21

This week on The Fin, political editor Phillip Coorey and former Labor adviser and AFR columnist Lidija Ivanovski talk about the decimation of the Opposition, the uphill battle facing Sussan Ley and the fierce debate over the Super Tax.This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandFurther reading:The longer the split, the harder it will be to reconcileSussan Ley, who used to hold her own in shearing sheds, is playing hard ball.It took five days for the Coalition to fall apartNegotiations between the

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28:50

Does Warren Buffett’s retirement mark peak America?

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2025/05/14

This week onThe Finpodcast:senior reporterJonathan Shapiroon Buffett’s legacy and whether his catchphrase ‘never bet against America’ still stands.This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandFurther reading:Fear, loathing (and hope) as finance’s elite gather in LAPrivate equity titans and dealmakers converging at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week were relentlessly optimistic in public, but the tone was different behind the scenes.US billionaire’s Sydney

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23:15

How a $14 billion deal can happen without a...

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2025/05/07

This week on The Fin, James Thomson and Joyce Moullakis on James Hardie’s latest controversy, why shareholders don’t get to vote and what they want to change.This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandFurther reading:The great ASX investor uprising delivers very hollow victoryThe hated James Hardie takeover of a US group is going ahead, but investors have at least won some important concessions.Inside the biggest investor uprising in three decadesInvestor anger over the James Hardie

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37:27

Election 2025: What Labor will do with its thumping win

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2025/05/06

This week, political editorPhillip Coorey, economics editorJohn Kehoeand economics correspondentMichael Readon what the Labor Party will do with its mandate and who the Coalition should put in its new leadership team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:18

Inside the battle for control of racing & rugby league

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2025/04/30

This week onThe Finpodcast:Mark Di Stefanotalks about the rise of one of Australian sport’s most powerful men and takes us inside the battle to control the future of racing and rugby league.This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandFurther reading:Inside the plot to ‘get rid’ of Peter V’landysIn his climb to the top of racing and rugby league, Peter V’landys has broken the rules and challenged the system. But now some in the system are fighting back.How Peter

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32:56

Election 2025: The three key seats to watch on...

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2025/04/29

Phillip Coorey and the panel on the seats that will decide the election, whether the AAA credit rating is really under threat and what Labor and the Coalition aren’t telling us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:44

Why Donald Trump & Xi Jinping will do a deal

The Fin ·

2025/04/23

This week on The Fin podcast, Financial Review columnist and former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby on the US-China trade war, what it means for Australia and why Washington and Beijing will do a deal. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband Further reading:Australia faces hit from Trump’s trade warThe IMF has cut its growth forecast for the country by half a percentage point, in a sign it won’t be immune from a global slowdown triggered by US tariffs. Japan eyes pact with China,

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31:32

Election 2025: Why Albo has a spring in his step and...

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2025/04/22

This week's podcast guests are Canberra Bureau Chief Tom McIlroy and Foreign affairs and Defence correspondent Andrew Tillet. They join Lisa Murray and Phil Coorey to discuss the coalition's plan to increase defence spending, the erosion of trust in institutions and the potential risks of following American political trends in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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