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Musical chairs for the global economy
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's musical chairs for the global economy - and not everyone can end up with a desk. The global economy will contract by six per cent this year with ...
Bonus content - extended interview with Adam Hudson
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer speaks with Adam Hudson, entrepreneur and co-founder of Reliable Education, about the key to a creating a successful e-commerce businessFi...
Not all recoveries are created equal
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Government is warning of changes to assistance packages as the economy comes back to life but have share markets gone too far? Some will w...
Bonus content - extended interview with Gai Le Roy
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer speaks with Gai Le Roy, CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau Australia, about the huge growth in online advertising in recent years.F...
Free childcare to end (so the kids don’t pay later)
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Government has spent $150 billion in handouts, but it looks like it’s about to wind them back. Also today: Iron ore prices surge and ...
US market surge may be a fool’s paradise
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The United States economy, and Wall Street, surged over the weekend after strong employment figures, but is it a fool’s paradise? Also today: C...
Westpac’s 23-million ‘sloppy’ mistakes
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Westpac has been described as sloppy but not deliberately breaking the law when it breached anti-money laundering rules 23 million times. Also today: ...
Bonus content - extended interview with Peter FitzSimons
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer speaks with author, journalist and former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons about the state of rugby in Australia - the code's finances, how the ga...
The goldfish recession: Already forgotten (by the markets at least)
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian economy is in recession for the first time in nearly 30 years, but politicians, investors and economists think the worst is over. ...
Bonus content - extended interview with Scott Haslem
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer speaks to Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer of Crestone Wealth Management, about the current state of the market, with some handy exp...
Almost cleared for takeoff - but who's flying the plane?
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Virgin Airlines emerges with two serious contenders for the beleaguered airline. Also today: Riots across the United States continue with New Y...
Bonus content - extended interview with Trent Nikolic
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer speaks to Trent Nikolic, Managing Editor of CarAdvice, about the state of the automotive industry in Australia. They also look at wh...
Australia builds while America burns
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Government will target the construction and entertainment sectors for new hand-outs to help the struggling industries revive. Also today: ...
Bonus content - Damien Cooley extended interview
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Aylmer's extended interview with Damien Cooley, Managing Director of Cooley Auctions, about the state of the property market.Find out more: https...
US crisis could hit markets hard
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The United States is in crisis with widespread rioting, curfews and looting. All this on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has the potential to s...
The upbeat regulators (no, they're not a band)
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The heads of Australia’s three main regulators are upbeat about the prognosis for the local economy, but their optimism comes with caveats. Also...
Banks up, but market down: The wild ride continues
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The market capitalisation of the four major banks jumped $31 billion in just two days, yet the share market fell yesterday. A wild ride for traders.&n...
Industrial revolution: Full steam ahead for major reform
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined a new era of industrial relations reform which he hopes will lead Australia out of recession. Busines...
Make way for JobMaker
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve had JobSeeker and JobKeeper. Now, get ready for JobMaker. Today the Prime Minister’s going to outline his economic plan to recover f...
Blowback on $60-billion ‘windfall’
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is resisting calls to spend the $60 billion accounting error in the JobKeeper package. It’s anything but a w...
It’s Mao or never: China meeting make or break for Australia
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
China’s annual National People’s Congress kicks off today and this year Australia has much to win, or lose. Also today: The Federal Gover...
Win for workers could break business
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A ruling by the full bench of the Federal Court has opened the way for Australia’s two million casual workers to receive holiday pay and other e...
The $6-billion pipe dream
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can a pipeline from one side of the country to the other save the economy? Also today: The trade dispute between Australia and China escalates ...
The new kings of the share market
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Surging iron ore prices have created new kings of the share market, with BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue metals temporarily at least taking over the mant...
The post-pandemic economic battleground
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is trade the next economic battleground after the COVID-19 pandemic? Australia heads to the World Health Organisation tonight to push for an inquiry i...
Jobs gone in unprecedented collapse
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 600,000 jobs were lost last month in Australia – an unprecedented collapse in the employment market – and one in seven young people...
The trade spat that may become a war
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The trade war between Australia and China is escalating, and it’s partly Australia’s fault. Also today: The Commonwealth Bank buys ...