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Talking Business with Leon Gettler

Here"s the week"s business, finance and economics news - in just 30 minutes.In the meantime you can catch me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. And if you want leave a comment. Wishing you all a safe and healthy week. And looking forward to bringing you Talking Business next weekFollow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/company/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcast

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35:32

Talking Business #8 Interview with Neil Woolrich from...

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2024/03/21

The RBA keeps rates on hold but says the board isn’t “ruling anything in or out” on interest rates.A new report forecasts housing supply to fall off a cliff over the next two years putting the Australian government further behind its ambitious housing targets. Uber will pay over $272 million to Australian taxi drivers to compensate them for lost income because it entered the Australian market.Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, could be partially offloaded to the Canadian private equity titan

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Talking Business #7 Interview with Tim Rossanis from...

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2024/03/14

Much to the dismay of Fed Chair Powell, US CPI is HOT. Headline CPI inflation increased 3.2% Y/Y, accelerating from 3.1% in January. After this data, Fed rate futures are pricing in only 1% odds of a rate cut at the next FOMC meeting. It also dents Biden’s re-election chances.CreditorWatch has warned more businesses will go under in the coming months as cost pressures from interest rates, inflation, wages and labour shortages bite deeper with payment defaults hitting a record high in

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Talking Business #6 Interview with Isaac Wolfe from...

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2024/03/07

China sets ambitious economic growth target of ‘around 5%’ for 2024, as leaders aim to restore confidence in faltering economy.Rocked by a series of money-laundering scandals, Australia’s casinos are looking beyond hard core gaming to a safer bet – tourists.Business-related personal insolvencies are on the rise, as personal guarantees catch up with directors of previously wound-up businesses.Australia’s cost-of-living crisis appears to be easing on several fronts but one key household expense

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Talking Business #5 Interview with Richard Kirkman...

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2024/02/29

Universities could soon be facing major funding changes as the biggest review of the sector in decades calls for a radical reshaping of the tertiary education sector.The tax office is investigating a suspected $180 million tax fraud by a top formwork contractor in the construction industry that could end up as the biggest tax fraud in Australian corporate history.Australia’s big four consulting firms have seen the value of contracts awarded by the Commonwealth nearly halve in value following the

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Talking Business #4 Interview with Matt Vitale from...

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2024/02/22

The banking oligopoly looks to be entrenched. It seems that the takeover of Suncorp bank by ANZ allowed by the Competition Tribunal despite ACCC objections. Competition law in Australia is a joke.Research undertaken by the OECD has concluded that those parts of the country with the highest level of migrants tend to have the highest productivity.Four Corners reveals that Coles and Woolworths have been profiting from higher prices at the check-out, despite repeated assurances from the supermarket

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Talking Business #3 Intervie with Nina Webster from...

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2024/02/15

Sydney house prices force thousands of young families out of NSW, productivity commission says.At least 150 Australian Tax Office officials have been implicated in the TikTok tax fraud where tens of thousands of Australians learned how to game collecting GST.Australia is going after X. Communications minster, Rowland warns that when new laws are introduced X faces fines for 5% of annual turnover if they don’t stop mis and dis- informationAustralian senators say they have “no confidence” and are

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Talking Business#2 Interview with Dr Ron Weinberger...

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2024/02/08

Although the RBA maintained its cash rate at a 12-year high of 4.35% — as predicted by economists – its quarterly forecasts showed inflation will only hit the midpoint of its 2-3% target band in 2026. Looks like interest rate cuts could be some time away. Utes, four-wheel drives and other light commercial vehicles could be phased or priced out of the market under Chris Bowen’s long awaited vehicle efficiency standards.A PwC partner that the firm incorrectly publicly linked to its tax leaks scandal

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Talking Business#1 Interview with Steph Shatz from...

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2024/02/01

Hong Kong court orders liquidation of troubled Evergrande echoing Lehman Brothers' collapse. Banks, suppliers, and property owners in China take a massive hit. The real estate crisis poses a threat to its economy's recovery.Experts say Changes to Stage 3 means the government is aligning better to tax design principles and relieves pressure on families disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis.Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says the government is not done yet with its response to

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Talking Business #45 Interview with Ben Pfisterer...

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2023/12/14

What does Chemist Warehouse's Australian merger mean?The long-term cost of the federal government’s debt interest bill has blown out by $80 billion since the May budget, overtaking the NDIS.Australia’s insurance giants warn premium costs will spiral beyond the reach of more households unless homes are relocated from high-risk areas & planning laws consider natural disasters.Luxury property, cars, boats and cash worth $110 million have been seized from the country’s biggest money-laundering ring

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Talking Business #44 Interview with Tom Cornell from...

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2023/11/30

Chalmers appoints Bank of England economist Andrew Hauser as the next deputy governor of the RBA, a rare external appointment of an expert who will help shepherd the central bank through its biggest changes in decadeFallen war hero Ben Roberts-Smith has been dealt another huge blow, ordered to pay more costs in his failed defamation trial. ASX-listed Seven West Media’s TV network will continue paying the rent of former Liberal staffer and accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann in Sydney until June next

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Talking Business #43 Interview with David Fairfull...

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2023/11/23

Sam Altman is back at OpenAI as CEO, Greg Brockman, and the rest of the team is reinstated. Guess what? Open AI has new board members. Fresh RBA minutes from its Melbourne Cup Day meeting revealed the central bank had left the door open for further rate hikes should inflation prove persistent.Kelly Bayer Rosemarie has stood down as OPTUS CEO. She should get a generous payout as she goes. Say about 200 Terabytes of OPTUS mobile data? Iconic Australiahatmaker Akubra is set to change ownership for the

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Talking Business#42 Interview with David Chinn from...

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2023/11/16

Moody's changes the outlook of America's debt to negative, putting the US one step closer to losing its last perfect credit rating. Fears of soaring prices and shortages as Australian Federal Police investigate a major cyber-attack against Australia's ports.Optus, Telstra and other major telco boards required to sign off on a new or updated cyber risk management program every year or face hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties.Singtel-owned Optus says routine software upgrade caused the

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Talking Business #41 Interview with Steve Orenstein...

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2023/11/09

Europe's PMI stats signal looming recession - darkest forecast since the financial meltdown & COVID slump. Unlucky 13.We have seen the 13th increase in official interest rates by the RBA since May last year. Cash rate now at 4.35%The number of Australian companies that collapsed in October soared 43%.ASIC sues TelstraSuper for failing more than 200 times to respond to customer complaints. It’s the first time a retirement fund has been sued for this type of alleged misconduct.Sydney jewellery

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Talking Business #40 Interview with Scott McKinnel...

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2023/11/02

The World Bank is warning that even a small disruption to crude supplies due to escalating Middle Eastern conflict could remove between 500,000 and 2 million barrels a day from global markets and reach $157 a barrel.A massive trade deal between Australia and the European Union appears all but doomed after "endgame" negotiations between the two sides collapsed before they even began.Deloitte report finds Australia’s insurance industry was underprepared for floods that lashed the east coast last year,

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Talking Business #39 Interview with Sonia Shwabsky...

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2023/10/26

Central banks are losing the fight against inflation. The 2 Year Treasury Bond, one of the benchmarks of whether Inflation is rising or declining, has hit a 16 year high with a Yield of 5.02%.Being rich is my superpower’ Tapes reveal cardboard mogul Anthony Pratt paying monthly retainers of $25K to Paul Keating and $8k to Tony Abbott while Prince Charles received $182,000 in 2021. Pratt also bought access to Trump.Uber’s surge plan to bring 10,000 electric vehicles into Australia.Barriers to women

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Talking Business #38 Interview with Rani Wynn from...

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2023/10/19

Australia's eSafety commission fines Elon Musk's X $610,500 for failing to meet anti-child-abuse standards.A new cloud forms over global economy as Middle East conflict threatens recovery, warns IMF chief.Cryptocurrency advocates are tipping the price of bitcoin to reach $US100,000 within the next five years. By the time the Yes campaign kicked off its final, multimillion-dollar advertising blitz, it was too late – opponents of a Voice to parliament had been running consistent, targeted messages in

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Talking Business #37 Interview with Robert Wilkinson...

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2023/10/12

Virgin surfs post-COVID boom to first profit in 11 years.The Israel-Hamas war sends Aussie petrol prices skyrocketing.Senate committee suggests the Albanese government denied Qatar Airways more flights into Australia to protect Qantas’ market share and keep airfares high.The big four banks slash 2000 jobs.Boral says spiking electricity prices and Australia’s patchy energy transition are prompting the country’s biggest cement, concrete and asphalt producer to temporarily halt manufacturing.Follow my

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Talking Business #36 Interview with Mohan Jesudason...

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2023/10/05

Australian construction sector insolvencies have surged over the past three months as costs for everything from materials to insurance continue to blight the troubled $360bn industry.ACCC report finds the average Australian family with two children under three is spending up to 16% of their household income on child care, ranking Australia 26th out of 32 countries in the OECD.Coal power hits a new low in Australia when rooftop solar supplies 51% of total demand on the National Electricity

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Talking Business #35 Interview with Jon Pilcher from...

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2023/09/28

Soaring petrol prices pushed inflation higher in August Rupert Murdoch will be entitled to pension benefits worth nearly $219 million from his US operation Fox Corp.Super fund HESTA warns the largest listed companies it intends to vote against male directors of boards with low female representation.Qantas shareholders have demanded chairman Richard Goyder's resignation and placed the rest of the airline's board on noticeCouncil of Financial Regulators warns about the impact of the China slowdown on

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Talking Business#34 Interview with Ivan Curic from...

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2023/09/21

Cyber criminals already using generative artificial intelligence to craft more persuasive scamsASIC warns that company directors could be in breach of their duties if their companies fail to adequately deal with cyberattacksResearch reveals that almost every person in NSW and Queensland was hit with a natural disaster in the past 12 monthsQantas chairman Richard Goyder faces a fresh battle to keep his job after a leading industry group called for his dismissal over a board decision to engage Boston

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