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Should private equity firms own hospitals?
This week on The Fin podcast, Michael Smith on the Healthscope takeover battle, the war between insurers and hospitals and whether private equity firms are the right owners.
The Trump slump and Dutton’s ‘ham-fisted’ backflip
This week, Phillip Coorey, Lidija Ivanovski and Paul Karp on how Trump’s tariff plan has upended the campaign and why betting markets are finally catching up.
This Month
Has Elon Musk crashed Tesla out of the EV race?
This week on The Fin podcast, Jessica Sier and Tony Davis on Tesla’s challenges, the rise of BYD and whether a five-minute battery charge could be a game changer.
March
Why the election will be won or lost in NSW
Today, Phillip Coorey, John Kehoe and Ronald Mizen on 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.
Inside the email scandal that almost broke Slater and Gordon
This week on The Fin podcast, Maxim Shanahan and Hannah Wootton on Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown and the mysterious woman at the centre of it all.
Dutton’s Trump problem and the budget no one wanted
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 and what to expect.
Khaki election: Trump’s ‘Mean Girls’ diplomacy prompts defence rethink
This week on The Fin podcast, Andrew Tillett and James Curran on how Donald Trump has disrupted the world order.
Comeback king: Can Richard White stay in charge at WiseTech?
This week on The Fin podcast, senior reporter Max Mason and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on WiseTech’s tumultuous five months and Richard White’s rebound.
February
How Donald Trump upended Rupert Murdoch’s succession plans
This week on The Fin podcast, Myriam Robin and Neil Chenoweth on the bitter fight for control of the Murdoch media empire and why Trump’s reelection has complicated it.
Did the Reserve Bank cut interest rates too soon?
This week on The Fin podcast, Michael Stutchbury and Michael Read on whether RBA governor Michele Bullock is “one and done” and how this affects the timing of the election.
Inside the fight to keep girls out of boys’ schools
This week on The Fin podcast, AFR Magazine contributor Brook Turner on why Sydney has become the epicentre of this battle and whether there is still a place in Australia for single-sex schools.
DeepSeek drama: what the Chinese start-up means for AI and markets
This week on The Fin podcast, Jonathan Shapiro and Paul Smith on DeepSeek’s breakthrough, what it means for US tech stocks and why Australia has banned its use on government devices.
January
Dispatch from Davos: Trump hasn’t killed DEI (yet)
This week on The Fin podcast, Hans van Leeuwen on whether diversity programs are under threat and why Australians have stopped going to Davos.
Just back from holidays? Time to plan the next one
In the second of a special two-part summer series, The Fin talks to travel editor Fiona Carruthers about why Greenland is on everyone’s list for 2025.
Summer special: AFR critics on best viewing, books and music
In the first of a two-part summer series, The Fin podcast talks to critics around the Financial Review newsroom to get their top picks from the past year.
December 2024
Rear Window’s year in review: scoops, scandals, and power plays
This week on The Fin podcast, Rear Window editor Myriam Robin on the megalomaniac trying to solve Australia’s housing crisis, the column’s scoop of the year and the Clubland rebellion.
Bitcoin has broken through $US100,000. Now what?
This week on The Fin podcast, James Eyers on why Donald Trump is a crypto bro, whether prices will stay at record levels and how regulators are catching up.
Big super reckoning: what the Cbus woes mean for industry funds
This week on The Fin podcast, James Thomson and Hannah Wootton on the case against the firm, what it means for industry funds and why the “super wars” are back.
November 2024
Social media ban: screen time fix, magic wand or a waste of time?
This week on The Fin podcast, Paul Smith and Sam Buckingham-Jones on what the ban means for children and parents, and whether it could cause a rift with the new US president.
Why Donald Trump wants to ‘un-unite’ China and Russia
This week on The Fin podcast, Geoff Raby talks about what Trump’s second term could mean for Australia and why China and Russia are less close than you might think.
Inside the MinRes investigation: how the secret tax deal came to light
This week, Neil Chenoweth and Mark Di Stefano discuss how Chris Ellison’s secret deal with the ATO came to light and why some investors want the founder to stay on.
The two different worlds of Sanjeev Gupta
This week on The Fin podcast, Simon Evans and Myriam Robin on Sanjeev Gupta’s flashy property purchase, his financial troubles and the SA town caught in the middle.
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