Albanese's China play: Beijing banquets and a trip down memory lane
This week on The Fin, North Asia correspondent Jessica Sier and Lowy Institute senior fellow Richard McGregor on whether Panda diplomacy works and why Beijing needs a succession plan. This podcast is sponsored by Workday.China ordered this Aussie flower farm to grow rice. Then they found a solutionIn a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability and chaos. The Lynch Group nearly had to tear down its greenhouses.Beyond the Wall: Albanese’s high-stakes China playAs the prime minister is criticised over the extent of his China sightseeing, the government insists it is playing the long game and that face time matters.Rumours of Xi’s downfall distract from China’s real challengesThe notion that Xi Jinping is about to be toppled is a distraction from the real cleavages in Chinese politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The rates call that stunned economists, markets and... our reporters
This week on The Fin podcast, economics editor John Kehoe and senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on the RBA’s shock decision on interest rates, what it means for the economy and whether the next generation could be the first to be worse off than their parents. This podcast is sponsored by Workday.Further reading: Gen Z will be richer than their parents. But here’s the catchSluggish productivity and tax policies rigged against young people mean many are missing out on financial comfort precisely when they need it most.RBA rate call extraordinaire Rory Robertson makes his last predictionThe economist has spent three decades trying to interpret the smoke signals emanating out of Martin Place. He’s giving up the game as it’s profoundly changing.Which RBA board members voted for a rate cut?At least two Labor appointees to the Reserve Bank monetary policy board almost certainly voted for a cut on Tuesday, former insiders believe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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‘Law of the jungle’: the struggle to clean up the CFMEU
This week on The Fin podcast, workplace correspondent David Marin-Guzman on what has been done to stamp out a culture of fear and intimidation in the CFMEU and whether it's working. This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Further reading:High Court leaves CFMEU administrator with no more excusesThe failed High Court challenge to the CFMEU administration has cleared a path to cleaning out the union. But the administrator still has to walk it.High Court ruling on CFMEU a ‘line in the sand’ moment for cleanoutThe CFMEU administrator has declared the High Court backing of the administration will make way for systemic industry reforms.‘Let’s make some money together’: Inside the CFMEU’s bribery scandalSometimes it was a foot tap, other times a little kick, but either way cash was passed under the table to the union boss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Does inheritance matter more than a career?
This week on The Fin, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Wealth reporter Lucy Dean on the surge in inherited wealth, what’s behind it and what can, or should, be done about it….This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Further Reading:You're probably part of Australia's new inheritocracyHow inheritance is upending the marriage marketHow do the 1pc find love? With these high-end matchmaking servicesThe maths that makes SMSFs a tax reform target for Chalmers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Virgin’s rollercoaster return & why Australia is a two-airline town
This week on The Fin podcast: senior reporter Ayesha de Kretser and Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald on Virgin’s return to the market, why it will struggle to stay in its lane and whether Australia can ever sustain more than two airlines.This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandFurther reading: Virgin prepares for IPO take-off in a test for Bain – and the marketFive years after collapsing into administration, the country’s second-largest airline will finally return to the ASX on Tuesday. There is a lot at stake.IPO market cracks open as Virgin, Greatland shares soar on debutFund managers rushed into the airline’s stock in a major win for Bain Capital, which has worked on turning around the business for five years.Virgin’s future is now in the hands of the markets godsThe problem with listing ceremonies is they look backwards, but investors look forward. The airline did what it must to relist, but now it’s over to the ASX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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