The Bloomberg Australia Podcast
Episodes
Are Kids Already Beating the Social Media Ban?
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s was designed to protect kids — but just months in, cracks are already showing. R...
Could Australia Really Run Out of Fuel?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is Australia at risk of running out of fuel? Panic buying has surged, prices are spiking and some regional stations are already running dry as tension...
Decoding the RBA’s Latest Rate Hike — And What Comes Next
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For a second straight meeting, the RBA has lifted interest rates, signaling the fight to curb price pressures isn’t over. But what’s actua...
Why Australians Lead the World in Cocaine Use
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia consumes more cocaine per capita than any other country in the world — nearly double the rate of the US. In this episode, Bloomberg&rs...
What the Iran War Means for Interest Rates, Inflation and Stocks
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oil prices are surging as the escalating conflict involving Iran rattles global markets, sending investors scrambling to assess the fallout. While US ...
The Rising Cost of Retirement (And What Super Funds Are Doing About It)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Retiring comfortably in Australia just got a lot more expensive. New figures show couples now need about A$730,000 in super to fund a comfortable reti...
Inside the Housing Backlash in Sydney’s Wealthiest Suburbs
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney is one of the least dense major cities in the developed world — but that may be about to change. In the affluent suburb of Woollahra, res...
Bitcoin, Big Tech and the AI Trade Rollercoaster
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Global markets have been on a rollercoaster, with billions wiped from two of the hottest trades of the past year: Big Tech and Bitcoin. At first glanc...
We Talked to AustralianSuper’s CEO on Wild Markets, AI and Retirement Fears
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Global markets have started 2026 in chaotic fashion, with wild swings in stocks, a plunging dollar and fresh questions about everything from gold to A...
Inside The Succession Turmoil Facing Australian Farmers
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re tackling one of the most fraught (and often avoided) conversations in Australian agriculture: farm succession. As families return from sum...
How Global Chaos Will Reshape Canberra in 2026
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s political year has opened amid deepening domestic and global tensions. One Nation is now surging in polls, underscoring the erosion ...
Can Rio Tinto and Glencore Really Pull Off a Mega-Merger?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The mining sector kicked off 2026 with a bang as Rio Tinto and Glencore confirmed early-stage talks that could create the world’s biggest mining...
How the Bondi Attack Swept Australia Into a Violent World
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bondi Beach has long stood as a symbol of Australia’s easygoing spirit—a multicultural meeting place of sunlight, surf and community. But ...
Why Rate Hikes Are Back on the Table for 2026
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s hopes for rate cuts in 2026 have dimmed after RBA Governor Michele Bullock signaled they’re no longer on the table – and...
Social Media Ban: Everything to Know Before Deactivation Day
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From next week, Australia’s under 16s will be prevented from accessing platforms including TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook, as the Labor governmen...
How Australia’s Climate Fight Was Rekindled
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has suffered a major climate setback, losing its bid to host next year’s COP summit in Adelaide. At the same time, the Coalition has r...
Why Aussies Are Scoring Cheaper Holidays Across the Ditch
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The softer New Zealand dollar means more Australian tourists are flocking across the ditch for holidays and long weekends. Meanwhile, Kiwis are increa...
Is the Macquarie 'Millionaires Factory' Losing Its Mojo?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Macquarie’s reputation as Australia’s “millionaires factory” is under strain. The investment giant’s latest profit fell ...
Inside Hancock Prospecting's Arafura Stake Buy
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest person, has seen her fortune grow even larger in the last few years, thanks to astute early investing in rare earth...
We Ask Westpac’s CEO About Interest Rates, AI and WFH
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Westpac shares have gained 21% this year, outperforming the broader S&P/ASX 200 Financials index. This week on the podcast, CEO Anthony Miller tal...
We Asked One of Australia's Top Investors About Interest Rates
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With just two Reserve Bank meetings left in the year, will Australia see another interest rate cut before Christmas? Chris Bourke speaks with Adam Bow...
Why DroneShield’s Shares Are Rocketing and What Comes Next
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s defense tech sector has a new star. DroneShield has seen its stock soar more than 500% this year, catapulting the Sydney-based compa...
ANZ’s New Game Plan Explained
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANZ’s new CEO Nuno Matos is moving fast to remake Australia’s fourth-largest bank. In just five months, he’s announced thousands of ...
Bonus Episode: In Conversation with Nicola Willis
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few economies are as closely watched in this region right now as New Zealand’s as it navigates inflation pressures, productivity challenges and ...
Your Super Fund’s Private Bets (And the Risks You Can’t See)
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A big slice of Australia’s retirement savings is tied up in so-called private markets — assets that don’t trade on stock exchanges a...
Is Australia's Property Boom Back?
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s housing market is running hot again. Home values are rising at their fastest pace in nearly two years, fueled by rate cuts and ahead...
How Inheritance Impatience Is Fueling Elder Financial Abuse
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian retirees are wealthier than ever, thanks to decades of superannuation growth and soaring property values. But with that prosperity has come...
Could Working From Home Become a Legal Right?
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria wants to make working from home a legal right for two days a week – a move that could reshape how many Australians work. But is Jacinta...
Australia’s Mushroom Murders: Why The World Can’t Look Away
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patterson was this week sentenced to at least 33 years in prison for murdering three family members and attempting to kill a fourth, by serving a...
What You Need To Know About The Labubu Economy
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you have a child, or have left the house in recent months, chances are you’re familiar with Pop Mart’s blind box sensation the Labubu. ...
Why Goldman Sachs Is Targeting Australia’s Wealthiest
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Goldman Sachs is bolstering its private wealth business in Australia as it tries to win the business of individuals and families with more than A$100 ...
Behind Australia’s Billionaire List: Who’s Winning in 2025?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s richest are getting richer — with Gina Rinehart and Harry Triguboff climbing higher in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while...
Is US Beef About to Hit the Great Aussie Barbecue?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has just lifted its final bans on beef from the US, more than two decades after they were first imposed. The government says it’s the ...
Why Our Economist — One of the Few to Call RBA's Shock Hold — Now Sees a Cut
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank of Australia surprised the market in July by holding interest rates steady - and only a few people saw it coming. One of those who di...
Malcolm Turnbull on Tariffs, China and Standing Up to Trump
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since rockstar interviewer Mishal Husain joined Bloomberg earlier this year, she’s grilled the likes of Elon Musk and Keir Starmer. Now, she&rsq...
What Trump’s New Crypto Push Means for Bitcoin and Australian Investors
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin just hit a record above $123,000 and crypto is suddenly back in the headlines. A major new US law backing stablecoins has sent digital assets ...
A Week in China: Albanese’s Visit Beyond the Photo Ops
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China was a diplomatic reset that marks the full restoration of trade ties after years of fri...
The Interest Rate Cut That Didn’t Happen, And What Comes Next
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The RBA shocked markets this week by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.85%, despite widespread expectations for a third cut in five months. That dec...
Australia’s New Home Battery Plan And The Race for Net Zero
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australians have enthusiastically embraced rooftop solar panels. Now the government has introduced a A$2.3 billion rebate plan to get more people to i...
Virgin Australia's ASX Return: Clear Skies or Turbulence Ahead?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Virgin Australia is back on the ASX after a five-year absence, marking the biggest IPO so far this year. Once grounded by the pandemic, the airline is...
What Happens If Trump Bails on Aukus?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US has announced a review of the Aukus defense deal, casting fresh doubts on whether the country will follow through on its pact with Australia an...
We Need to Talk About the New Tax on Super
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many Australians are already subject to a 15% tax on their superannuation profits, but the wealthiest are facing another levy on top of that. This wee...
Why Golden Visas Are Quietly Making a Comeback
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia scrapped its version of the golden visa last year, after concerns the scheme was being rorted. Meanwhile, New Zealand has just revamped its ...
The Global Tussle For The Port of Darwin
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, Chinese company Landbridge was awarded a 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin. Now, Australia wants to take it back and put it into local ha...
How Low Will Australia’s Central Bank Go On Rates?
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank of Australia this week cut rates by 25 basis points, for the second time this year, while pulling off a post-Covid economic crisis so...
What’s Going Wrong at Some Of Australia’s Biggest Banks?
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s finance industry is beset by a raft of compliance lapses, from data reporting breaches to trader misbehaviour. Macquarie was targete...
How Albanese’s Australia Fits Into Trump’s New World Order
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will Australia’s newly emboldened leader deal with a White House seeking to transform the world? Listen to this special edition of the Bloom...
Is This The End of Australia's 'Miracle' Economy?
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Australia’s “miracle” economy has been buoyed by immigration, property and China. With those three pillars now wobbling, ...
Can Australia’s Housing Crisis Be Fixed?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian capital city house prices continue to rise, and hotly anticipated interest rate cuts later this year could add further fuel to the fire, le...
An Investor’s Guide to the Australian Election
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As voters start heading to the polls in the Australian election, the market turbulence from Donald Trump’s trade war continues to drown out much...
Can Slashing Immigration Fix Australia’s Housing Crisis?
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Governments in developed countries around the world are grappling with their migration policies and Australia is no exception, with the Labor and Libe...
What Albanese and Dutton Will (Or Won’t) Do For The Green Energy Transition
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three years ago, Australia was on the verge of an election dominated by a wave of independent MPs who promised a climate change reckoning. But climate...
What Messy Stock Markets and The Election Mean for Your Super
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s pension funds, known as superannuation, control a combined A$4.2 trillion, a lot of which is held in offshore assets with direct and...
What The Rollercoaster Tariff War Means for Investors and Interest Rates
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stock markets staged a dramatic rebound in the wake of the US president’s pause on tariffs, following a tumultuous week that’s caused anxi...
How Trump, Taxes and Bills Will Impact Australia’s Election
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australians are set to go to the polls on May 3, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese going head-to-head with opposition leader Peter Dutton in ...
What Qantas CEO’s Overhaul Means for Flyers, Shareholders
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has turned around the airline’s post-pandemic performance in her 18 months at the helm. This week, host Rebecca Jones ...
Why Working From Home Is Under Threat
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than a third of Australians are now regularly working from home, some five years after the pandemic forced many employees to start logging in fro...
What The Trump-Turnbull Spat Says About China-Australia Relations
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull this week sparked a fight with Donald Trump when he suggested, in an interview with Bloomberg TV, th...
What Happens to Our Super Trillions When the World Goes Wobbly?
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our A$4.1 trillion of superannuation funds are searching the globe for new places to invest our money even as tariffs and wars continue to create mayh...
How ASX Heavyweights Plan to Make Money in 2025
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the February reporting season almost wrapped up, host Rebecca Jones and Bloomberg finance editor Adam Haigh dissect the key takeaways on global a...
We Spoke to RBA’s Deputy Chief About That Rate Cut
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank of Australia has finally joined the global rate-cut club. Are they ‘one-and-done’ or can we expect more cuts in 2025? In ...
How Dutton and Albanese Plan to Fix Our Housing Crisis
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian property is some of the least affordable in the world, putting the dream of home ownership out of reach of many residents. In this week&rsq...
What Trump’s Trade War Means for Stocks, Crypto and Your Mortgage
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few of the world’s financial markets were left unscathed by the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff war this week, with Australia’s b...
Why Private Equity Is Eyeing Our Retirement Savings
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was supposed to be a long summer break for Aussie executives. Instead, for the C-suite of one of Australia’s biggest wealth and superannuatio...
What’s In Store for Rates, Inflation and House Prices in 2025
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has an election due by May, stubbornly high interest rates, and twin cost-of-living, and housing affordability crises. Away from home, a sec...
Why Australians Are Going Cold on Cash
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our biggest banks appear to be shunning it, many of our shops have stopped using it, but can we survive without cash? In this week’s podcast, Re...
The ASX’s Biggest Winners and Losers of 2024
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aussie stocks have rallied this year, buoyed by unwavering gains in banks and a global AI-fueled tech surge. In this week’s podcast, Rebecca Jon...
What You Need to Know About ANZ’s New CEO Nuno Matos
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ANZ has a new CEO, making it the third of Australia's Big Four banks to appoint a new leader this year. But who exactly is Nuno Matos? In this week&rs...
How Much Further Will Sydney and Melbourne House Prices Fall?
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
High interest rates, a shortage of homes and a booming population have triggered a housing crisis around Australia. But in Sydney, one of the world’...
Inside CSL’s Empire of Blood and Iron
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CSL is an Australian biotech company with a market cap of more than A$130 billion dollars, making it the country’s third biggest listed company, beh...
Will Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Actually Work?
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Chris Bourke and Bloomberg News reporter Ben Westcott discuss the government's plan to ban kids under the age of 16 from som...
How Trump's Second Term Will Impact Australian Investors
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What investments are going to be the winners and losers from Donald Trump’s second term? Markets have already gone into overdrive following the US e...
Trump, China and What Trade War 2.0 Will Mean for Australia
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is back. With him comes renewed vows to take on China and reclaim America's position atop the global world order. And he's vowing to pick...
How Much Do CEO Scandals Matter to Investors?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As shareholders await the outcomes of probes at WiseTech and Mineral Resources in the wake of damaging allegations about their founder CEOs, Rebecca J...
Where Exactly Are Our Super Trillions Invested?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is still waiting for that rate cut and everything still seems to cost too much. But it’s not all bad. This week, Melbourne Bureau Chief Ch...
What the US Election Means for Australia’s Crypto Obsession
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US election is just weeks away and among the many issues dividing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is the thorny topic of cryptocurrency regulation....
Why Our Miners Need More Than Iron Ore (And What They're Doing About It)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shares of Australia’s biggest mining companies have been bouncing back in the past couple of weeks off the back of fresh stimulus in China, but the ...
Where Are All The Three-Bedroom Apartments?
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Older Australians looking to downsize from large properties with high-maintenance gardens are finding their options are fewer than expected. Rebecca J...
Why The RBA’s Holding Out (And What It Means For Investors)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why can Australian investors expect a boost from the Fed's rate cut? Rebecca Jones asks Richard Henderson. That's this week on the Bloomberg Australia...
Bloomberg Australia Trailer
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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