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Australia’s new millionaire factory: Start-up to $1.6b in five years
Jonathan Shapiro and Emma Rapaport on what’s behind the Magellan and Barrenjoey merger and whether there’s room in Australia for another homegrown investment bank.
Oliver Curtis on Firmus: From prison barber to AI billionaire
Amelia McGuire and Anthony Macdonald on whether Firmus is the ‘real deal’ and how co-founder Oliver Curtis is struggling to leave his past behind.
This Month
Kyle and Jackie O: Inside media’s biggest public split
Media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the radio stars’ falling-out and whether ARN can use it to exit one of the worst deals in Australian media history.
BHP’s copper pivot: The end of the iron ore era?
Resources reporter Peter Ker on the challenges for the iron ore industry, why copper is booming and what that shift means for the Australian economy.
February
The ‘SaaSpocalypse’: Something big (and scary) is happening in AI
James Thomson and Paul Smith on why financial markets are suddenly spooked about the impact of AI on software companies and whether their concern is overblown.
Can Angus Taylor save the Liberals and stop the One Nation surge?
Phillip Coorey and Lidija Ivanovski on Angus Taylor’s big move, the One Nation threat and why this may not be the last leadership battle before the next election.
The global scam network that targeted 40,000 Australian investors
Lucy King on the global scam networks targeting Australians, how the brother of Olympic breakdancer “Raygun” came to be linked to one of them and why they are so hard to shut down.
The billionaire truckie, his kids and the latest succession saga
Senior reporter James Eyers on the Linfox logistics empire, why Peter Fox has taken an unexpected break and what it means for the family’s succession plan.
January
Rethinking Trump: Should Australia follow Canada’s lead?
This week, United States correspondent Jessica Gardner on Trump’s first year back in the White House and Mark Carney’s viral speech.
Fertile ground: how private equity is reshaping the IVF industry
Health editor Michael Smith on why making babies is big business and add-on procedures like egg freezing are the new battleground.
December 2025
Here are 10 of the best episodes from The Fin in 2025
There were land grabs, crypto scams and corporate scandals. These are the podcast’s top episodes from this year that you should catch up on over summer.
Jetsetting, love scandals and hypocrites: Rear Window’s 2025
Rear Window columnists Mark Di Stefano and Hannah Wootton look back on the action-packed year that was and ahead to what 2026 might bring.
‘Too dangerous to run’: After Bondi, Australia grapples with division
Phillip Coorey and Paul Karp on the carnage at Bondi, what is being done to make sure it never happens again and whether it’s enough.
Why Australia is in the middle of a shoplifting crime wave
Greg Bearup and Carrie LaFrenz discuss the rise in retail theft, why Victoria is ground zero, and whether facial recognition technology is the answer.
The AI bubble comes to Australia: What happens if it pops?
James Thomson and Paul Smith on the multitrillion-dollar AI investment boom, where the opportunities are for Australia and what happens if it goes wrong.
November 2025
The market darling, the $50m share dump and the silent CEO
Jonathan Shapiro on the rise of DroneShield, why its CEO just dumped all his stock and whether the company can restore the faith.
The shocking number at the heart of the Liberal Party’s problems
Phillip Coorey and Tony Barry on the decision to dump net zero, the Coalition’s existential crisis and whether Sussan Ley’s leadership can survive.
What’s behind the relentless rise in house prices
John Kehoe and Michael Bleby on why the next interest rate move might be up and how that will affect the property market.
CSL’s crisis explained: How to lose $55b and alienate investors
Health editor Michael Smith on CSL’s remarkable story, why investors have fallen out of love with the healthcare giant and what Trump has to do with it.
October 2025
‘I consider myself intelligent, but I fell for this, absolutely’
Lucy King and James Eyers on Australia’s crypto ATM boom, how they are being used for investment scams and why Australia is being targeted.
Don’t do a Deloitte: the AI stuff-up that ricocheted around the world
This week on The Fin podcast, Edmund Tadros and Paul Karp on Deloitte’s stuff-up, why it became a global story and what it means for the way we use AI.
The hidden cost of cheap Chinese-made batteries and EVs
This week, Greg Bearup and Lowy Institute senior fellow Richard McGregor on China’s dominance of the local EV and battery market and why that’s a security risk.
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