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What happens when Australia’s Boomers hand $5 trillion to their heirs
This week on The Fin podcast, Lucy Dean and Joanna Mather explain what’s happening in the great wealth transfer and how it will shape the economy, politics and intergenerational rivalry.
What we expect in Tuesday’s federal budget
This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey on what is likely to be announced in the federal budget and what it means for inflation and interest rates.
This Month
Nuclear power: Could we? Should we?
This week on The Fin podcast: Ben Potter and Jacob Greber on Dutton’s atomic bet, the economics of nuclear energy and whether the AI revolution changes the debate.
April
Why China’s slowing economy is Australia’s problem
This week on The Fin podcast, North Asia correspondent Michael Smith talks about the changes in China over the past six years and what its slowing economy means for Australian prosperity.
Inside the battle to save Armaguard as cash use plummets
This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter James Eyers takes us inside the high-stakes negotiations over Armaguard’s financial future and gives his view on whether we are witnessing the death of cash.
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 and tells us why there is so much takeover activity in the beauty industry.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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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