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We have a skills shortage, and AI can't save us
Australia’s skills shortage isn’t a short-term problem - it’s driven by demographics. Sean Aylmer speaks with Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder and director of The Demographics Group, about baby boomer…
Published on 10 hours ago
Gadgets to watch in 2026
What will be the must-have tech of 2026? Michael Thompson is joined by Stephen Fenech, editor of techguide.com.au, to preview the gadgets shaping the year ahead (spoiler alert - smart glasses are goi…
Published on 1 day, 1 hour ago
Inside the remarkable world of high-frequency trading
High-frequency trading and arbitrage sound mysterious, and largely inaccessible. Sean Aylmer talks to Roger Montgomery from Montgomery Investment Management about how high-frequency trading really wo…
Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago
Gold boomed in 2025 - so are investors too late?
2025 was the year of gold: record prices, soaring miners, and plenty of FOMO. Sean Aylmer talks to Morningstar equity market strategist Lachlan Halloway about what drives gold cycles, what history te…
Published on 2 days, 1 hour ago
House prices: where to from here?
Another year of house price growth has been welcome news for homeowners, but a challenge for would-be buyers. Sean Aylmer is joined by Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis to unpack how the housing mar…
Published on 2 days, 10 hours ago
The tequila boom moves from bottles to beds
Tequila may not be your first thought as an investment. But the market is not just real, it's now expanding beyond the spirit itself. Michael Thompson is joined by Stefan von Imhof, co-founder of Alt…
Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago
The best value for money holidays this year
Great holidays don’t have to come with eye-watering price tags. Sean Aylmer speaks with Sammy Turpin from Luxury Escapes about where travellers can find genuine value in 2026, with a focus on the bes…
Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago
"WTF, James Hardie?"
James Hardie has had a horror year. The 136-year-old building supplies company made some big decisions that made investors very, very unhappy - including Gaurav Sodhi, Deputy Head of Research at Inte…
Published on 5 days, 1 hour ago
Household spending and the cost of living crunch
Household spending is the engine room of the economy, and one of the clearest indicators of cost-of-living pressure. Sean Aylmer talks to Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis about how consumers ended …
Published on 5 days, 10 hours ago
ASX outlook for 2026: Where are the opportunities?
Australian equities have come back toward fair value... but that doesn’t mean every sector is attractive. Sean Aylmer speaks with Morningstar equity market strategist Lachlan Halloway about why Morni…
Published on 6 days, 1 hour ago