The Fin
A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country. Search The Fin and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
This week on The Fin, technology editor Paul Smith discusses the AI future and whether it is more likely to be utopia or dystopia.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
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Waymo’s robot driver was too scared to take us where we wanted to go
The self-driving taxis are an experience to remember but their post LA-riot nerves rendered them unable to...
This week on The Fin podcast, Joanna Mather and Michelle Bowes on how the super tax will work, why it’s so controversial and what people are doing to get ready for it.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
Further reading:
7 ways the wealthiest will beat the $3m super tax
Investment bonds, an early inheritance for the kids or just cop it on the chin? Affected taxpayers are w...
This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read on why the Reserve Bank is cutting rates and what it means for people like him trying to buy a house.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
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Australia on verge of house price boom: economist
History suggests that once the RBA starts cutting, property fever hits quickly. One prominent expert says a 10 to ...
This week on The Fin, political editor Phillip Coorey and former Labor adviser and AFR columnist Lidija Ivanovski talk about the decimation of the Opposition, the uphill battle facing Sussan Ley and the fierce debate over the Super Tax.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband
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The longer the split, the harder it will be to reconcile
Sussan Ley, who used to...
This week on The Fin podcast: senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on Buffett’s legacy and whether his catchphrase ‘never bet against America’ still stands.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband
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Fear, loathing (and hope) as finance’s elite...
This week on The Fin, James Thomson and Joyce Moullakis on James Hardie’s latest controversy, why shareholders don’t get to vote and what they want to change.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband
Further reading:
The great ASX investor uprising delivers very hollow victory
The hated James Hardie takeover of a US group is going ahead, but investors hav...
This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, economics editor John Kehoe and economics correspondent Michael Read on what the Labor Party will do with its mandate and who the Coalition should put in its new leadership team.
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This week on The Fin podcast: Mark Di Stefano talks about the rise of one of Australian sport’s most powerful men and takes us inside the battle to control the future of racing and rugby league.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband
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Inside the plot to ‘get rid’ of Peter V’landys
Phillip Coorey and the panel on the seats that will decide the election, whether the AAA credit rating is really under threat and what Labor and the Coalition aren’t telling us.
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This week on The Fin podcast, Financial Review columnist and former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby on the US-China trade war, what it means for Australia and why Washington and Beijing will do a deal.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband
Further reading:
Australia faces hit from Trump’s trade war
The IMF has cut its growth forecast for the country by half a percenta...
This week's podcast guests are Canberra Bureau Chief Tom McIlroy and Foreign affairs and Defence correspondent Andrew Tillet. They join Lisa Murray and Phil Coorey to discuss the coalition's plan to increase defence spending, the erosion of trust in institutions and the potential risks of following American political trends in Australia.
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This week on The Fin, senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on what's going on in markets, how Australia is more exposed than ever, and why the Trump chaos is changing the world.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
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This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, deputy editor, news, Jessica Gardner, economics editor John Kehoe, and senior writer Myriam Robin take apart Labor and the Coalition’s housing policies, discuss why tax reform is so hard and unpack the battle for Kooyong.
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This week on The Fin, Health editor Michael Smith on the battle to save Healthscope, the war between insurers and hospitals and whether private equity is messing up the healthcare system.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
Further reading:
Tensions build between David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital and Healthscope
When the hospitals group ran out of money to pay its re...
This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, former Labor adviser Lidija Ivanovski and NSW political correspondent Paul Karp talk about how Trump's tariffs decision has changed the focus of the campaign and why betting markets are finally catching up.
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This week on The Fin podcast, North Asia correspondent Jessica Sier and motoring writer Tony Davis on Tesla’s challenges, the rise of BYD and whether a five-minute battery charge could be the real game changer.
This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.
Further reading: BYD overtakes Tesla to secure pole position in EV race
The ...
This week, political editor Phillip Coorey, economics editor John Kehoe and political correspondent Ronald Mizen talk about who has had the best start, what effect Trump’s tariffs and China’s ‘spy’ ship will have on the election and what happens on the campaign bus.
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With the federal election underway, The Fin is releasing a special weekly podcast for the duration of the campaign called Election 2025.
Every Tuesday, The Fin host Lisa Murray and political editor Phillip Coorey will be joined by The Australian Financial Review’s political experts to break down the critical voter issues, analyse the latest polls and pick out the key battlegrounds.
For the latest updates from the campaign tra...
This week on The Fin podcast, professional services reporter Maxim Shanahan and Rear Window columnist Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all.
Quotes in this episode are voiced by AFR staff.
This podcast is sponsored by AICD.
Further reading:
Slaters refers former staffer to...
This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and economics editor John Kehoe on how both sides of politics are planning to spin the budget, who’s ahead in the polls and why the most important person in this election race might not be Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton.
Further reading:
Chalmers concedes Labor won’t keep its $275 power bill pledge
Jim Ch...
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