Phillip Coorey on the first year of the Albanese’s government’s second term, what’s happening with property taxes and how the biggest loser in the budget will be Gen X.

This podcast is sponsored by Westpac

Further reading:
Prime minister arrests popularity decline, One Nation plateaus: poll
Anthony Albanese’s handling of the petrol crisis has improved his personal ratings and is helping to prop up Labor’s vote.
Anthony Albanese sees the populist writing on the wall
As Labor prepares for a Hastie-led opposition, the PM is ready to break promises so Labor can court younger voters and save it from the parties of grievance
CGT change to tax existing investments based on length of ownership
The Albanese government plans to transition investors to a new capital gains tax regime through a hybrid grandfathering system.

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This week, Jesinta Burton and Tom Rabe on the landmark ruling, who won, who lost and why this is just one part of a complex web of legal battles over Gina Rinehart’s fortune.

This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy

Further reading:
The sins of the father: Gina Rinehart’s bitter victory
The legal war between the billionaire and her children mirrors the secrecy and power struggles she once faced with the late Lang Hancock.
Battle of the titans gives Pilbara’s quiet achiever his due
Don Rhodes was the man to whom Lang Hancock turned to identify a rich iron ore deposit. Fifty years and a huge court case later, his company is in for a big royalty win.
Rinehart and Rio Tinto to pay, but mining saga cost yet to be revealed
A landmark ruling has found Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting owes the heirs of her father’s former partner millions in royalties on one of the Pilbara’s most valuable iron ore assets.

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This week, editor-in-chief James Chessell and media reporter Sam Buckingham-Jones on the rise and spectacular fall of Antony Catalano.

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Catalano’s big play to take on REA and Domain to be mothballed
Staff at the businessman’s regional media empire were told on Friday that the View.com.au platform, only recently bound for the ASX, would instead close down.
The cult of Antony Catalano is coming crashing down
Accused of assaulting his wife Stefanie, the businessman – once dubbed Mr Property – has gone into rehab. The survival of his empire hangs in the balance.
Antony Catalano is losing even more money
The bottom line at Australian Community Media, which Catalano co-owns with Alex Waislitz, has gone from bad to worse.

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This week, political editor Phil Coorey and Redbridge pollster Kos Samaras on the sudden rise of One Nation. What's driving it? How far it could go, and what it says about how Australia is changing.

This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy

Further reading:
‘For too long, we’ve turned a blind eye’: Liberals vow hardline immigration approach
Liberal leader Angus Taylor has flagged an end to a non-discriminatory Australian migration policy, promising to use social media to weed out undesirables and to “boot out” visa holders who fail to adhere to a legally binding and enforceable set of national values.
One Nation nears Labor as Coalition vote hits record low
Support for the federal Coalition has hit a new low of 17 per cent, but Labor’s vote is holding steady as Australians overwhelmingly blame Donald Trump for spiralling petrol prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.
One Nation now speaks for a generation politics ignored
The rise of One Nation among Australia’s working- and middle-class battlers is a story of economic decline and political abandonment by Labor and the Coalition. 

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This week, motoring writer Tony Davis and reporter Sam Irvine on why Australia is closer than ever to the EV tipping point and whether charging infrastructure and policy settings are keeping pace.

This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy

Further reading:
Now’s the time to buy a used EV: What you need to know
Electric cars are smoother, quieter, cleaner, cheaper to run and cheaper to service. And the data shows people are rushing to make the switch.
Australians can’t get enough of this Chinese EV as fuel prices soar
The sales spike came as the Middle East conflict sent fuel prices soaring and despite a decline in overall new vehicle sales.
How the fuel crisis could fix a hole in the EV market
Stephen Yiu lives near a petrol station, and is constantly reminded of his escape from soaring prices as new and used EV sales jump.

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Over a special two-part podcast series, Financial Review journalists Peter Ker and Alex Gow examine the makeup of the archetypal insider trader, scrutinise the trend of non-custodial sentences, and ask ASIC chair Joe Longo if the regulator's recent focus on investigation will lead to more prison time.

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Angira Bharadwaj and Joyce Moullakis on why CBA ended up in the middle of a billion dollar loan fraud scandal, how its spreading to the other banks and who might be behind it.

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Further reading:
Escalating $1b loan fraud scandal threatens to engulf top banks
AUSTRAC is investigating a widening mortgage loan fraud scandal, after a syndicate duped Commonwealth Bank into writing $1 billion in loans off fake payslips.
AUSTRAC calls in 10 banks for key meeting on spike in mortgage fraud
The agency requested data from the lenders as it works to assess the extent of the fraud and whether properties funded by criminal proceeds should be seized.
CBA probes $1b in suspected fraudulent home loans, calls in police
The country’s largest bank is working to assess how many loans have been secured based on doctored applications, including documents created using AI.

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In our two-part series, Inside Edge, we go behind the scenes of the corporate regulator's high-stakes war on insider trading. We trace the thin line between a "great piece of gossip" and a federal crime, revealing why this is the easiest law to break-and the hardest to prove.

As a massive new crackdown looms, ASIC boss Joe Longo reveals his growing frustration with the courts: "The sentences aren't as strong as we would like." Find out if you're closer to the edge than you think.

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This week on The Fin podcast, Jonathan Shapiro and Emma Rapaport on what's behind the Magellan and Barrenjoey merger and whether there's enough room for another homegrown investment bank.

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Further reading:
Magellan merger delivers billion-dollar bonanza for Barrenjoey staff
Since the merger was announced, Magellan’s shares have risen by more than 33 per cent, lifting the paper wealth of Barrenjoey’s 463 staff to over $1 billion
Booming Barrenjoey swallows parent Magellan after only 5 years
Barrenjoey and Magellan are tying the knot to create a mini-Macquarie in a $1.62 billion deal. We’d tip one side to dominate the merger.
Lowy family takes major stake in Magellan after merger with Barrenjoey
Steven Lowy, a principal of Lowy Family Group, the family’s private investment business and family office, said it had a long history with Magellan.

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Technology reporter Amelia McGuire and Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald on whether Curtis' AI start-up Firmus can live up to the hype.

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Further reading:
Firmus lands $600m-plus annual tech giant deal as it eyes ASX float
The artificial intelligence start-up has already announced a $70 billion plan to work with Nvidia and CDC Data Centres on facilities across the country.
Firmus plans mid-year IPO after sealing $14b Blackstone deal
The AI data centre provider co-founded by Oliver Curtis has secured the huge debt facility to build its so-called AI factories across Australia.
The new iron ore: Can AI ‘tokens’ become Australia’s next great export?
Having exhausted excess power in the US, the tech giants want to have AI factories in Australia. Are we the lucky country again, or is it all a trick?

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This week, 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.

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Further reading:
Kyle Sandilands fires back at ARN: ‘I am not in breach’
The high-profile radio personality says his employer denied him due process after it accused him of serious misconduct and cut up a $200 million contract.
Jackie O declares: ‘I did not quit’ radio show
In a statement on Friday Jackie Henderson said she was “deeply saddened by the events of the past week” after her radio partnership with Kyle Sandilands ended.
Kyle and Jackie O’s radio rift was about more than star power
The pair’s two-decade run atop broadcasting with the most expensive show of its kind has come to a sudden and acrimonious end. We look inside the implosion.                                                                ‘There is no line’: how Kyle Sandilands thrives in the cancel culture era The radio host on his record-breaking contract, expanding business empire and what the PM did at his wedding.

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