Sean Aylmer

The Albanese government lost a high court case on its liability for the false imprisonment of 350 people.

who were held in indefinite immigration detention.

Now, the upshot of the decision means it could leave taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions of dollars, maybe even more, in compensation to these 350 people.

No, no, no.

Nothing to see here.

Okay.

So in Bunnings, which of course is the biggest earner for Wesfarmers, it's expanding its product range across automotive, smart home and commercial ranges.

Kmart is expanding its offering through furniture and the Kidult category, basically games for adults.

Scott said deploying AI, when you look at your face, you're going, kid old?

What is that?

Scott said deploying AI will increase productivity and free up employees.

Here's some pretty cool stats for you, right?

So group retail sales at Wesfarmers is more than $35 billion.

Total space across distribution centres and retail outlets, 7.5 million square metres.

That's a lot.

And its fly-by loyalty program has 10.3 million active members.

I think the only loyalty programs bigger than that are Qantas and Virgin, I dare say.

Scott expects the health division and lithium business to increase their contributions.

He's not a great fan of the government.

Now, we have a chat to Rob Scott immediately after the show.