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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

    Aaron Weinman and Jonathan Shapiro. The Fin.

    Will private credit’s golden age come to an end?

    This week on The Fin podcast, Jonathan Shapiro and Aaron Weinman on why private credit is booming, who’s making money from it and what happens if the golden age comes to an end.

    The Fin podcast with James Curran.

    Why AUKUS could cost billions and leave us with nothing

    This week on The Fin podcast, International Editor James Curran goes inside the AUKUS deal and reveals why a key group of critics believes it could be a financial and strategic disaster.

    June

    The Fin - Primrose Riordan, Anthony Macdonald

    Why the Guzman y Gomez float is ‘the story with the lot’

    This week on The Fin podcast, Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and senior reporter Primrose Riordan analyse the float and whether the hype is fair.

    The Fin. Hans van Leeuwen

    Why Australia is watching the French election so closely

    This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen on Macron’s gamble, the UK election and whether politics is being dragged to the right.

    Peter Ker, Ronald Mizen, The Fin

    Why there are calls for reform after 30 years of native title

    This week on The Fin podcast, Peter Ker and Ronald Mizen explore whether the native title regime is delivering for Indigenous Australians.

    John Davidson, Paul Smith, The Fin

    Why investors are watching AI’s move to ‘the edge’

    This week on The Fin podcast, Paul Smith and John Davidson explain the latest shift in artificial intelligence and talk about what that means for jobs, energy use and investor returns.

    May

    What cutting immigration will cost Australia

    This week on The Fin podcast, Michael Read and Julie Hare explain why net migration spiked and what deep cuts would mean for universities, the jobs market and economic growth.

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    Why Bonza failed and what it means for airline competition

    This week on The Fin podcast, aviation reporter Ayesha de Kretser on the dramatic downfall of Bonza and whether it’s possible for another airline to ever thrive in this market.

    The Fin podcast Lucy Dean Joanna Mather

    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.

    Ben Potter, Jacob Greber on The Fin.

    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

    Michael Smith The Fin

    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.

    James Eyers

    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.

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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.

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    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.

    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.

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