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Chemist Warehouse: A look inside the deal of 2023
This week on The Fin podcast, Carrie LaFrenz and James Thomson on the rise of Chemist Warehouse, its deal with Sigma and the biggest risk facing the new merged business.
Is Labor’s green energy plan a Ponzi scheme or grid saviour?
This week on The Fin podcast, senior correspondent Jacob Greber on whether the government’s new renewable energy plan will work and how much it will cost.
This Month
How a $20 billion deal fell over at the finish line
This week on The Fin podcast, Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and senior resources writer Angela Macdonald-Smith on the twists and turns of the Origin takeover saga.
November
Is a university degree really worth it?
This week on The Fin podcast, education editor Julie Hare on why young Australians are losing faith in the value of uni and whether the government can turn it around.
‘Intergenerational tragedy’: Will the kids be all right?
This week on The Fin podcast, economics editor John Kehoe on why young Australians are at risk of a poorer future and what reforms are needed.
Will the Israel-Hamas war spread across the Middle East?
This week on The Fin podcast, Europe correspondent Hans van Leeuwen and political editor Phillip Coorey discuss the conflict.
Inside the downfall of crypto’s golden boy
This week on The Fin podcast, Jessica Sier and Matthew Cranston on the great unravelling of SBF, what his guilty verdict means for crypto and why his legal troubles aren’t yet over.
Albanese heads to China with ‘eyes wide open’
This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and North Asia correspondent Michael Smith on why Albanese’s China trip is so important, the challenges facing Xi Jinping and how China’s slowing economy is changing the game.
October
Could this become the next iron ore for Australia?
This week on The Fin podcast, Peter Ker and Elouise Fowler on why the Liontown deal collapsed and whether lithium could become a huge export.
Joe Aston on 12 years of Rear Window
This week on The Fin podcast, Joe Aston on his evolution from gossip columnist to campaigning journalist and life after Rear Window.
The final countdown: Australia votes on the Voice
This week on the The Fin podcast, political correspondent Tom McIlroy and political editor Phillip Coorey on what the result is likely to be, where the campaign will be won and lost and what happens next.
The Murdoch succession: Has Lachlan won?
This week on The Fin podcast, senior writer Neil chenoweth and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson explain how family politics works within the Murdoch empire.
September
The bipartisan assault on sports betting advertising
This week on The Fin podcast, media writers Sam Buckingham-Jones and Mark Di Stefano take us inside the crackdown on gambling ads and what it means for the future of our biggest sporting codes.
Fortescue’s revolving door and what it means for its green reinvention
This week in The Fin podcast, reporters Brad Thompson and Peter Ker on what’s behind the executive churn at Fortescue, how it will affect the company’s green energy reinvention and whether Andrew Forrest is just too hard to work for.
The story behind Qantas’ rapid descent, and what’s next
This week in The Fin podcast, Ayesha de Kretser and Joe Aston on the early departure and legacy of Alan Joyce, who else should be held to account and whether the government will have to revisit its decision on Qatar Airways.
August
Can PwC’s Australian business survive the tax leaks scandal?
This week in The Fin podcast, senior writer Neil Chenoweth, Edmund Tadros and Joe Aston on why it can never be business as usual for the big four consulting firms and whether PwC’s Australian business can survive.
Why Australia is far from full but no one wants to talk about it
This week in The Fin podcast, Jacob Greber on the intergenerational report, why Australia is far from full and what needs to change to make a bigger population work.
Why the RBA’s new boss could be ‘the borrower’s best friend’
This week in The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read on Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock and whether rates have peaked.
- Updated
Tax, fast cars and wiretaps: how the Plutus fraudsters came undone
Ahead of the final two sentencings in the Plutus tax fraud case, David Marin-Guzman and Neil Chenoweth tell The Fin podcast why it was a Gen Y crime and how it almost never came to light.
How Ozempic is upending the weight loss industry
This week in The Fin podcast, technology writer Nick Bonyhady and health editor Jill Margo on how Ozempic has upended the weight-loss industry, the companies trying to make money from it and the health risks threatening to derail its meteoric rise.
July
Inside the unravelling of Perth’s worst-kept secret
This week in The Fin podcast, resources reporter Peter Ker on the split in the Forrest empire, how it came to light and what it means for the iron ore giant and its green energy plans.
Is it time to get real on Australia’s 2030 climate targets?
This week in The Fin podcast, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ben Potter on the task ahead to re-engineer Australia’s power system, why the 2030 climate targets will be hard to meet and how to get back on track.
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