The Fin

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 solution In a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability an...

This week on The Fin  podcast , 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 by  Workday. Further reading:  Gen Z will be richer than their parents. But here’s the...

This week on  The Fin  podcast , 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 excuses The failed High Court challenge to the CFMEU administration has cleared a path to cleaning...

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 inheritocracy How inheritance is upending the marriage market How do the 1pc find love? With these high...

This week on  The Fin  podcast:  senior reporter  Ayesha de Kretser  and Chanticleer columnist  Anthony Macdonald  on 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 by  Aussie Broadband Further reading:  Virgin prepares for IPO take-of...

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 by  Aussie Broadband Further reading:  ‘We didn’t have a hope in hell’: KWM’s cautionary China tale A corrupt wind farm deal in Montenegro, a controversial Russian legal...

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 by  Aussie Broadband . Further reading:  Waymo’s robot driver was too scared to take us where we wanted to go The self-driving taxis are an experience to remember but their post LA-riot nerves rendered them unable to use human...

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 by  Aussie Broadband . Further reading: 7 ways the wealthiest will beat the $3m super tax Investment bonds, an early inheritance for the kids or just cop it on the chin? Affected taxpayers are we...

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: economist History suggests that once the RBA starts cutting, property fever hits quickly. One prominent expert says a 10 to 15...

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 Broadband Further reading: The longer the split, the harder it will be to reconcile Sussan Ley, who used to hold her own in she...

This week on  The Fin  podcast:  senior reporter  Jonathan Shapiro  on Buffett’s legacy and whether his catchphrase ‘never bet against America’ still stands. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband Further reading:  Fear, loathing (and hope) as finance’s elite gather in LA Private equity titans and dealmakers converging at the Milken Inst...

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 Broadband Further reading:  The great ASX investor uprising delivers very hollow victory The hated James Hardie takeover of a US group is going ahead, but investors have at least won some...

This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, economics editor John Kehoe and economics correspondent Michael Read on 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.

This week on  The Fin  podcast:  Mark Di Stefano talks 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 Broadband Further reading: Inside the plot to ‘get rid’ of Peter V’landys In his climb to the top of racing and rugby leag...

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.

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 war The IMF has cut its growth forecast for the country by half a percentage point,...

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.

This week on The Fin , senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on what's going on in markets, how Australia is more exposed than ever, and why the Trump chaos is changing the world.  This podcast is sponsored by  Aussie Broadband . Further reading: Trump’s crisis is only beginning. It will make you question everything Chalmers is determined not to w...

This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, deputy editor, news, Jessica Gardner, economics editor John Kehoe, and senior writer Myriam Robin take apart Labor and the Coalition’s housing policies, discuss why tax reform is so hard and unpack the battle for Kooyong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Fin , Health editor Michael Smith on the battle to save Healthscope, the war between insurers and hospitals and whether private equity is messing up the healthcare system. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband . Further reading:  Tensions build between David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital and Healthscope When the hospitals group ran out of money to pay its rent this yea...

This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, former Labor adviser Lidija Ivanovski and NSW political correspondent Paul Karp talk about how Trump's tariffs decision has changed the focus of the campaign and why betting markets are finally catching up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Fin  podcast , North Asia correspondent Jessica Sier and motoring writer Tony Davis on Tesla’s challenges, the rise of BYD and whether a five-minute battery charge could be the real game changer. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband . Further reading:  BYD overtakes Tesla to secure pole position in EV race The Chinese electric carmaker’s latest full-...

This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, economics editor John Kehoe and political correspondent Ronald Mizen talk about who has had the best start, what effect Trump’s tariffs and China’s ‘spy’ ship will have on the election and what happens on the campaign bus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the federal election underway, The Fin is releasing a special weekly podcast for the duration of the campaign called Election 2025 . Every Tuesday, The Fin host Lisa Murray and political editor Phillip Coorey will be joined by The Australian Financial Review’s political experts to break down the critical voter issues, analyse the latest polls and pick out the key battlegrounds. For the...

This week on  The Fin  podcast , professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan and Rear Window columnist Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all. Quotes in this episode are voiced by AFR staff. This podcast is sponsored by AICD . Further reading: Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email The...