Podcast Episodes

Phil Coorey on: Iran attacks, budget crisis and Canberra’s ‘Braveheart’ parliament

Season 4 Episode 33

Political editor Phillip Coorey on the debt bomb facing the next generation, the ‘Braveheart ’situation in parliament and the Iran-led attacks in Australia.

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Published on 14 hours ago

The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months

Season 4 Episode 32

This week on The Fin podcast: senior writer Greg Bearup on why the Mormon Church is buying up vast tracts of Australian farmland and whether it’s in the national interest.

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Published on 1 week ago

Do we really need to bring back the baby bonus?

Season 4 Episode 31

This week on The Fin podcast: senior writer Myriam Robin on how worried we should be about declining fertility rates, whether they could and should be reversed and why politicians in Australia are so…

Published on 2 weeks ago

A 'strike' at the heart of the millionaires' factory

Season 4 Episode 30

This week on The Fin podcast: senior reporter Jemima Whyte and associate editor Joyce Moullakis on whether Macquarie has lost its edge, who might be in line to take over the top job and what happens …

Published on 3 weeks ago

"What the f*** did you do?" Sam Altman on being fired & rehired for AI’s biggest job

Season 4 Episode 29

This week on The Fin, Technology editor Paul Smith talks about his interview with Altman and reveals what it would take for the AI chief to pull the plug.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Is Xi Jinping losing his grip on power in China?

Season 4 Episode 28

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.

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Published on 1 month ago

The rates call that stunned economists, markets and... our reporters

Season 4 Episode 27

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 genera…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

‘Law of the jungle’: the struggle to clean up the CFMEU

Season 4 Episode 26

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.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Does inheritance matter more than a career?

Season 4 Episode 25

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….

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Virgin’s rollercoaster return & why Australia is a two-airline town

Season 4 Episode 24

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 Aust…

Published on 2 months ago