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The Fin

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The biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.

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Lisa Murray

Review editor

Lisa Murray

Produced by

Alex Gow

Podcast producer

Alex Gow

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Latest Episode

The Fin podcast - Lauren Sams

How Zoë Foster Blake bought back her business (for a tenth of the price)

This week on The Fin podcast, Lauren Sams takes us inside the deal to regain control of Foster Blake’s skincare business tells us why there is so much takeover activity in the beauty industry.

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The relentless rise of Australian house prices 

This week on The Fin podcast, Nick Lenaghan and James Thomson talk about Australia’s housing haves and have-nots and the dilemma this divide poses for the Reserve Bank.

March

The Fin - Jonathan Shapiro and Carrie LFrenz

Why investors either love or hate online luxury retailer Cettire

This week on The Fin podcast, Jonathan Shapiro and Carrie LaFrenz take us inside their shopping experiment and talk about why Cettire is so polarising.

Zoe Samios on The Fin podcast.

Why Sam Kerr’s legal troubles won’t derail the Matildas movement

This week on The Fin podcast, Zoe Samios on the Matildas’ Olympic campaign, the bankability of women’s sport and Sam Kerr’s legal troubles.

Why the gender pay gap will get worse before it gets better

This week on The Fin podcast, BOSS editor Sally Patten and reporter Hannah Wootton on why the gender pay gap exists, who are the worst offenders and what can be done to fix it.

February

Why this Trump-Biden race will be different to the last

This week on The Fin podcast, United States correspondent Matthew Cranston and senior writer Jacob Greber give their predictions for the US election.

The work-from-home showdown as companies push back

This week on The Fin podcast, David Marin-Guzman and Patrick Durkin discuss the push by some companies to get staff back in the office and whether the new right-to-disconnect laws will ever be used.

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Liam Walsh and Jenny Wiggins on The Fin podcast.

After Greensill’s collapse, IAG is trapped in a $7b court battle

This week on The Fin podcast, reporters Jenny Wiggins and Liam Walsh on how IAG became entangled in the Greensill Capital collapse and what’s next in the legal stoush.

Indonesia votes: dynasties, democracy and nickel

This week on The Fin podcast, Emma Connors on who is in the race to be Indonesia’s next president and what that will mean for the region and for Australia’s nickel miners.

Albanese’s tax cut gamble and what it means for the next election

This week on The Fin podcast, Phillip Coorey discusses the government’s gamble on the stage three tax cuts - and why it will dominate the political agenda.

December 2023

Chemist Warehouse: A look inside the deal of 2023

This week on The Fin podcast, Carrie LaFrenz and James Thomson on the rise of Chemist Warehouse, its deal with Sigma and the biggest risk facing the new merged business.

Is Labor’s green energy plan a Ponzi scheme or grid saviour?

This week on The Fin podcast, senior correspondent Jacob Greber on whether the government’s new renewable energy plan will work and how much it will cost.

The Fin podcast with Angela Macdonald-Smith and Anthony Macdonald.

How a $20 billion deal fell over at the finish line

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.

November 2023

Is a university degree really worth it?

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.

The Fin podcast this week looks at the Intergenerational Report.

‘Intergenerational tragedy’: Will the kids be all right?

This week on The Fin podcast, economics editor John Kehoe on why young Australians are at risk of a poorer future and what reforms are needed.

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

This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen and political editor Phillip Coorey discuss the conflict.

The Fin podcast this week features Jessica Sier and Matthew Cranston.

Inside the downfall of crypto’s golden boy

This week on The Fin podcast, Jessica Sier and Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of SBF, what his guilty verdict means for crypto and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over.

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The Fin podcast this week features Phillip Coorey and Michael Smith talking about Anthony Albanese’s relations with China.

Albanese heads to China with ‘eyes wide open’

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 and how China’s slowing economy is changing the game.

October 2023

Could this become the next iron ore for Australia?

This week on The Fin podcast, Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler on why the Liontown deal collapsed and whether lithium could become a huge export.

Joe Aston on 12 years of Rear Window

This week on The Fin podcast, Joe Aston on his evolution from gossip columnist to campaigning journalist and life after Rear Window.

The final countdown: Australia votes on the Voice

This week on the 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.

The Murdoch succession: Has Lachlan won?

This week on The Fin podcast, senior writer Neil chenoweth and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson explain how family politics works within the Murdoch empire.

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