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

What happens when Australia’s Boomers hand $5 trillion to their heirs

12 days ago 24m 52s

This week on The Fin podcast, wealth reporter Lucy Dean and wealth editor Joanna Mather explain what’s happening in the great wealth transfer and how it will shape the economy, politics and intergenerational rivalry.This podcast is sponsored b

Budget 2024: rates watch, tax breaks & the NDIS ticking bomb

19 days ago 28m 45s

This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey talks about what the government is likely to announce in the federal budget, what that means for inflation and interest rates, and gives his assessment of how Anthony Albanese and Pe

Nuclear power: Could we? Should we?

26 days ago 27m 25s

This week on The Fin podcast, Ben Potter and Jacob Greber talk about Peter Dutton’s atomic bet, the economics of nuclear energy and whether the power requirements of the AI revolution change the debate.This podcast is sponsored by ANZListen to

Why China's slowing economy is Australia's problem

Apr 24th, 2024 29m 23s

This week on The Fin podcast, before heading home after more than six years based in Shanghai and then Tokyo, Michael Smith talks about the changes in China over that time, what its slowing economy means for Australian prosperity and Japan's ne

The death of cash & the company caught in the middle

Apr 17th, 2024 29m 47s

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter James Eyers takes us inside the high-stakes negotiations over Armaguard's financial future, talks about the big personalities involved and gives his view on whether we are witnessing the death of ca

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

Apr 10th, 2024 25m

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

The relentless rise of Australian house prices

Apr 3rd, 2024 26m 15s

This week on The Fin podcast, property editor Nick Lenaghan and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on the relentless rise of house prices and the dilemma it poses for the RBA.This podcast is sponsored by ANZListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Spotif

Inside the AFR investigation into luxury’s grey market

Mar 27th, 2024 22m 9s

This week on The Fin podcast, Jonathan Shapiro and Carrie LaFrenz take us inside their shopping experiment and talk about what happens in the luxury grey market and why investors are so polarised when it comes to the high-end retailer, Cettire.

Tech Zero: Formula 1 and the future of fuel

Mar 20th, 2024 29m 11s

This week, we are bringing you the first episode of season 3 of Tech Zero, a podcast from resources reporter and regular on The Fin Peter Ker. Ker and producer Lap Phan talk to Formula 1’s Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds about the champion

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

Mar 13th, 2024 26m 34s

This week on The Fin podcast, Zoe Samios on the Matildas' Olympic campaign, the bankability of women’s sport and Captain Sam Kerr’s legal case.Further reading:Australia’s favourite sports team is no longer male. Will the dollars follow?Mat

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

Mar 6th, 2024 27m 40s

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.Further reading: Bonuses, overtime drive 19pc gender pay gapThe

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

Feb 28th, 2024 33m 58s

This week on The Fin podcast, United States correspondent Matthew Cranston and senior writer Jacob Greber, who covered the last Biden-Trump race, give their predictions for the US election. They discuss why Nikki Haley is staying in the Republi

The work-from-home showdown as companies push back

Feb 21st, 2024 27m 10s

This week on The Fin podcast, workplace correspondent David Marin-Guzman and Boss deputy editor Patrick Durkin discuss the blurred lines between work and home, the push by some companies to get staff back in the office and whether the new right

The $7b hangover: How IAG was sucked into Lex Greensill’s vortex

Feb 14th, 2024 27m 27s

This week on The Fin podcast, Financial Review reporters Jenny Wiggins and Liam Walsh on how IAG became entangled in the Greensill Capital collapse, what’s next in the legal stoush, and why billions of dollars and corporate reputations are at s

Indonesia votes: dynasties, democracy & nickel

Feb 7th, 2024 27m 58s

This week on The Fin podcast, senior writer Emma Connors joins us from Jakarta to talk about who is in the race to be the next president of Indonesia and what that will mean for the region and Australia’s nickel miners.This podcast is sponsore

Albanese's tax cut gamble & what it means for the next election

Jan 31st, 2024 25m 37s

This week on The Fin podcast, Political editor Phillip Coorey on the government’s gamble on stage-3 tax cuts, why it will dominate this year’s political agenda and whether there could be an early election.This podcast is sponsored by Governanc

Summer Series: How Bernard Arnault became the world's richest man

Jan 24th, 2024 31m 38s

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series.In March, The Fin spoke with the Australian Financial Review’s Fashion editor Lauren Sams, who was in Paris for fashion week at t

Summer Series: Joe Aston on 12 years of Rear Window

Jan 17th, 2024 29m 45s

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series.Former Rear Window editor Joe Aston was one of the Australian Financial Review’s most loved and most feared columnists. He had pe

Summer Series: Why all restaurant menus are starting to look the same

Jan 10th, 2024 31m 32s

The podcast is on holiday right now so we are replaying some of our favourite episodes as part of a summer series.In June, The Fin spoke with AFR Magazine culinary editor Jill Dupleix about a trend in Australian dining that was bugging her.Al

Chemist Warehouse: Inside 'the deal of 2023'

Dec 20th, 2023 27m 15s

This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Carrie LaFrenz and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on the story behind the rise of Chemist Warehouse, how the deal with Sigma will work and whether the business’ low-profile founders will cope w

Bowen’s green energy plan: Ponzi scheme or grid saviour?

Dec 13th, 2023 28m 23s

This week on The Fin podcast, senior correspondent Jacob Greber talks about whether the government’s new plan will work, how much it will cost and what are the political stakes for the country’s ambitious climate change minister. And Europe cor

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

Dec 6th, 2023 26m 20s

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, why the bid failed and where those billions of dollars might be headed

Is a university degree really worth it?

Nov 29th, 2023 29m 48s

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.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier InvestorsFurther reading:Have y

‘Intergenerational tragedy’: Will the kids be alright?

Nov 22nd, 2023 26m 19s

This week on The Fin, economics editor John Kehoe on why young Australians are at risk of a poorer future and what can be done to lighten their load.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier InvestorsFurther reading: Why younger Australians