Qantas to pay $100m civil penalty, and $20m in remediation over “ghost flights”; the Treasurer gears up for a budget fight; students debts to be helped in the budget; the ATO cracks down ahead of the budget; scam losses are declining, but the war isn’t won; Warren Buffett sitting on piles of cash; and Elio D’Amato joins us for the Market Wrap.

Host: Deb Knight

Executive Producer: Tom Storey

Technical Producer: Declan Helmore

Publisher: Nine Radio

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Scam losses are declining, but there’s still work to do especially when it comes to investment scams.

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Markets love certainty, and with another problem for Qantas now sorted, can the airline begin to soar again?

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Should HECS debts be pegged to the CPI or WPI, or does a different system need to be in place?

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The Federal government will retrospectively change HECS debts, spending $3 billion on the program in the Budget.

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Qantas will pay $120m in penalties and remediation after settling with the ACCC over a lawsuit focused on its "ghost flight" practices. 

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The US Fed keeps rates on hold and pours cold water on rate hike talk; NAB posts its first half results; the $1370 pair of undies; the restaurant industry facing new challenges post-pandemic; Kyle & Jackie O shake up Melbourne radio; and Henry Jennings joins us for the Market Wrap.

Host: Deb Knight

Executive Producer: Tom Storey

Technical Producers: Declan Helmore & Francis Fuller

Publisher: Nine Radio

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In another week of turbulence for the media industry saw Seven lose another exec, and Kyle & Jackie O launch in Melbourne.

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In the internet age, TinyBeans is aiming to straddle the line between family sharing and safety.

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The FOMC kept US interest rates on hold, with comments from Jerome Powell reassuring markets that rate hikes were not on the way.

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The restaurant industry has fought some battles over the last few years, but does a high-rate arena present different problems?

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