Podcast Episodes

Inside a coconut water empire

When Scott Mendelsohn started selling coconut water out of the boot of his girlfriend's car, hardly anyone knew what it was. But over the past decade…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will Chinese AI save businesses money?

Artificial intelligence isn’t going away. And the race for dominance isn’t over.  

But a new generation of AI models from China is putting fresh press…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Are you paying too much interest on your mortgage?

Offset accounts promise savings perks to mortgage borrowers across the country by lowering interest payments. But financial regulator ASIC says that …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Does a new refinery make economic sense?

After more than two decades of plummeting oil production in Australia, is the country about to get a new refinery?  

As Treasury warns that petrol pri…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Fuel price fickleness

After an oil spike on Friday, the price of Brent crude has fallen - again - as this sort of energy volatility continues to shape the global economy. …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

The ACCC’s war on oligopolies

It’s been a busy year for Australia’s consumer and competition regulator. The ACCC has made headlines, taking supermarket giant Coles to court over m…

2 months ago

Trump tariffs are back

We know Donald Trump loves a tariff. And according to his administration, a slew of new ones are set to hit 60 countries this afternoon. 

Australia is…

2 months ago

Does the RBA like unemployment?

Fresh employment data just released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows the unemployment rate has held steady in line with economists’ ex…

2 months ago

What Australians get wrong about interest rates

A brand-new bulletin from the Reserve Bank is out today, capturing how Australians experience and understand the economy. 

And while public awareness …

2 months ago

Will Moonshot’s AI bring Silicon Valley back to earth?

A new AI model from Chinese startup Moonshot has put pressure on Silicon Valley-backed tech titans. Meanwhile markets have taken notice, with downtur…

2 months ago