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 5-in-5 with ANZ on Spotify hereListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Apple here  Further reading: Dutton’s atomic bet threatens Coalition chain reaction over climate Rather than keep the heat on Labor’s handling of the cost-of-living pain as inflation stays...

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 new role on the world stage.  This podcast is sponsored by ANZListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Spotify hereListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Apple here  Further reading: In six and a half years I witnessed a dark pivot in ChinaWhen I first landed in Shanghai...

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 cash.  This podcast is sponsored by ANZListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Spotify hereListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Apple here  Further reading: Inside the battle for Armaguard and the future of cashThe high-stakes negotiations over the financial future for...

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 sponsored by ANZListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Spotify hereListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Apple here  Further reading: Zoë Foster Blake: ‘I still think it’s hilarious that I’m in business’ This beauty entrepreneur sold her business for a fortune. And...

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 Spotify hereListen to 5-in-5 with ANZ on Apple here Further reading: Record-breaking house prices make early rate cuts ‘less likely’ Home values nationwide hit new peaks in March, boosted by strong gains in the more affordable markets, but rising prices...

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. Further reading: Cettire’s Texas hold ’em reveals questions about the value of luxury The red-hot ASX-listed retailer appears to have one figure for customs and another for customers when it comes to its products. The market battle over secretive...

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 championship’s existential threat, what they are doing about it and whether there is a future in zero-carbon fuel.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? Matildas merchandise already outsells the Socceroos’ by a factor of two to one. But in the big-money world of major sport, scoring goals doesn’t always move the dial. Australia in the box seat to host the 2026 women’s Asian Cup With money flowing into...

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 gap The median pay gap at businesses with 100-plus employees has been revealed for the first time and professional services and banks recorded some of the worst disparities. These companies nailed the gender pay challenge. It wasn’t easy Companies such as...

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 Republican contest, whether the legal cases will help or hurt Trump and how Canberra is preparing for the result. This podcast is sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading: Biden suffers strong protest vote in primary win The US...

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-to-disconnect laws will ever be used. This podcast is sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading: Why we still can’t agree on how to work from home Four years on from the onset of COVID-19, companies and individuals are as far...

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 stake. This podcast is sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading: The $7b hangover: How IAG was sucked into Lex Greensill’s vortex One of Australia’s most expensive corporate fights is in court. But how did the insurer targeted...

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 sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading: Indonesia’s poll frontrunner has bad news for Australian nickel miners Prabowo Subianto has vowed to continue the turbocharged industry development backed by Chinese investment that has...

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 Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading:Albanese’s version of integrity comes with a means test Aspiration is not part of this government’s vernacular – not right now at least.Tax cut for top earners halved under stage three changes The federal...

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 the time, about the rising fortunes of Bernard Arnault. The founder of luxury fashion powerhouse LVMH, had recently become the first European to rise to the top of the world’s rich lists, knocking tech titan Elon Musk off his perch. Alas, his time at...

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 people turning to the back page every morning before they had poured out their coffee. In October, after a twelve-year reign, he decided to call it a day. The Fin spoke with Joe about his evolution from gossip columnist to campaigning journalist, his...

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. All the restaurant menus looked the same. She wrote a story for the magazine about this and on the cover was a photograph of a cracked plate with Kingfish crudo prepared in four different ways.  So please enjoy this discussion with Jill about the...

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 with being out in the open.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Inside the Chemist franchisee world There are over 200 managing partners who are shareholders in the discount chain. They are all ambitious pharmacy...

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 correspondent Hans van Leeuwen reports from Dubai on Australia’s role at this year’s COP28 summit. This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Bowen's energy plan might cost 'tens of billions' The cost of Labor’s freshly...

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 next.This podcast is sponsored by First Sentier Investors Further reading: Origin shareholders demand demerger, higher dividends in deal fallout Origin Energy’s board is facing demands to consider a demerger, a beefed-up transition plan and higher...

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 Investors Further reading: Have young Australians lost faith in uni? The number of Australian students studying for a bachelor’s degree has fallen more than 13 per cent since 2016, new data reveals, as rising student debt and the booming jobs market turn young people off higher...

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 Investors Further reading: Why younger Australians are at risk of a poorer future The nation will become older, more indebted, and tax working-age people more over coming decades unless something dramatic changes. The penny has finally dropped on income tax burden There are at least three achievable...

This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen on the war between Israel and Hamas and whether it could spread across the Middle East. And political editor Phillip Coorey on Australia’s complicated response.This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading:Netanyahu's dilemma Israel, as ever, is caught between its hard-won capacity to fight militarily on its own terms, and its inability to achieve lasting security without the collusion of Washington, and the major Arab...

This week on The Fin podcast, technology reporter Jessica Sier and United States correspondent Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of Sam Bankman-Fried, what it was like inside the courtroom and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over. This podcast is sponsored by SAP.Further reading: Sam Bankman-Fried: the villain in a cinema near you His defence lawyer said the government tried to show the jury “the movie of Sam the villain.” He might have been ahead of his time. Sam Bankman-Fried...