Talking Business with Leon Gettler
249 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★ - 1 ratingHere's the week's business, finance and economics news - in just 30 minutes.
In the meantime you can catch me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. And if you want leave a comment. Wishing you all a safe and healthy week. And looking forward to bringing you Talking Business next week
Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/company/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Talking Business#21 Interview with Ross Sharman from EnergyIQ
June 22, 2023 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBPwC tax leaks: Parliament demands names of 63 partners and staff caught up in saga Australian Treasury slammed in ANAO audit for failing to fix country’s the country’s $75 billion black economy Westpac and ANZ economists believe a per-capita recession – two quarters of negative growth in gross domestic product per person – is likely in the next year Communications minister Michelle Rowland is seeking a briefing from ABC management about jobs cuts Greens’ social housing veto rai...
Talking Business#20 Interview with Michael Budd from Amazing People Pictures
June 15, 2023 21:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBAustralia’s leading super funds halt future contracts with PwC amid tax scandal fallout Consumer sentiment at "recessionary levels" - Westpac: Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says the government has a “genuine duty to deliberate” a levy on taxpayers to help fund a better-aged care system. Westpac will sack about 300 of its staff in its business and retail banks as part of an ongoing push to reduce its office headcount by 20%. Qantas has moved to relax its uniform rules, meaning male cabi...
Talking Business#19 Interview with Dr Silvia Pfeiffer from Coviu
June 08, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has signed the cheque’s death warrant to end its use in Australia by 2030. Australia's misery index has skyrocketed & is almost on par with the GFC period. PwC has identified a list of 76 current or former partners associated with its tax leaks scandal, handing over their names to Australian lawmakers Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Qantas-Virgin Australia duopoly is hurting customers. The Australian government looking for “a way forward”...
Talking Business#18 Interview with Jim Penman from Jim's Group
June 01, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBNvidia chief Jensen Huang says AI is creating a ‘new computing era’ The strength of the Qantas brand has been dented by high airfares, negative publicity and performance issues, according to new analysis of the world’s top airlines. Australians have enthusiastically embraced champagne since the end of lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions, propelling the nation to become the sixth-largest champagne market in the world. Many among the 900-strong partnership at PwC Australia fear the fir...
Talking Business #17 Interview with Rowan Wilde from HelpPay
May 25, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBEconomists say US can weather ongoing crises, but recession remains on the table Facebook’s parent Meta has been ordered to pay a record $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) fine by the European Union, for failing to adhere to the bloc’s stringent privacy rules UBS says food price inflation is continuing to climb as its Australian supermarket price tracker survey suggests food inflation was 9.3 per cent higher in the year to April. The Australian government has decided Buy Now Pay Later i...
Talking Business #16 Interview with Matt Keon from GenieUs
May 18, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBLinda Yaccarino: an advertising veteran enters the wild world of Musk’s Twitter Former RBA Governor Glenn Stevens warns that interest rates are unlikely to fall amid a 'once-in-a-generation' inflation battle PwC targeted Apple, Google, Microsoft with leaked tax plan PwC tax leak crisis could see more executive heads roll with corporate veteran Ziggy Switkowski to lead internal probe. ATO cracking down on landlords and Capital Gains this year. A review found nearly 9 out of 10 landlords ...
Talking Business #15 Interview with Glenn Cross from EZZ Life
May 11, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBA complete analysis of the Albanese government budget. Jenny Craig will close its doors after nearly four decades “due to its inability to secure additional financing" Australia’s 30 largest superannuation funds have increased their exposure to industries with high greenhouse gas emissions, despite many commitments to net zero, PwC CEO stands down over tax leak scandal. It was inevitable Airfares are rising at more than twice the rate of inflation , as carriers cash in on surgi...
Talking Business #14 Interview with Dr Philip Wuth from the Carina Medical and Specialist Centre
May 04, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBThe second largest bank collapse in American history took place as the Biden admin seized First Republic Bank and JP Morgan Chase Bank swooped in to assume all of the deposits for insured and uninsured. The big banks again get bigger with the help of the US government. RBA surprises with 25 bps rate hike; cash rate raised to 3.85%. Time for a pause or more hikes? There aren't many female CEOs of airlines in the world. It's a credit to Qantas that a gay Irish man appointed 15 years ago i...
Talking Business#13 Interview with Tammy Kassiou from Philotimo
April 27, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBAnalysis of Fox sacking Tucker Carlson, one week after the settlement with Dominion, Twitter is adding verified check marks to the accounts of dead celebrities, making them look like paid Twitter Blue subscribers Central bankers are loading up on gold as geopolitical tensions including the war in Ukraine rise News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch’s battle against small news outlet Crikey is set to continue Almost none of the new and current Reserve Bank of Australia board membe...
Talking Business #12 Interview with Mark Fazio from MATE
April 20, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBChina will be the top contributor to global growth over the next five years, with its share set to be double that of the US, according to the International Monetary Fund A last minute settlement has been reached in the defamation lawsuit against Fox News, sparing Murdoch a damaging trial. The settlement comes after the case looked quite horrific from Fox News' standpoint. Business collapses hit a 3½-year high last month, to jump back above pre-pandemic trends for the first time, as risi...
Talking Business#11 Interview with Sharon Morris from Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
April 13, 2023 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThe International Monetary Fund trims its global growth outlook and warns recession risks have grown on tremors in the banking sector. Grattan Institute says the Australian government should reduce deficits by redesigning the stage 3 tax cuts, raising the GST to 15%, cutting superannuation tax concessions and reining in the NDIS Milkrun has gone bust with all staff made redundant. New home building in Australia has slumped by 27% from its pre-pandemic high of five years ago Cyber securi...
Talking Business#10 Interview with Darren Pauli from Telstra
April 06, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBBy cutting oil output so much with Brent close to $100, OPEC+ is gambling with the global economy. Medicare is haemorrhaging up to $3bn a year in waste, according to a government review. Local Australian start-up investment cratered in the first quarter of 2023. Tax breaks on superannuation cost the budget $45b a year. And they'll soon exceed the cost of the age pension according to the Grattan Institute, who are pushing for major reform. Social media app TikTok banned from Australian go...
Talking Business#9 Interview with Dr Vincent Candrawinata from Renovatio
March 30, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBAfter three decades of mostly fast-paced growth, the World Bank warns the global economy may finally be in for a big slowdown. Analysis of how an American company paid consulting firm Synergy 360 to gain behind-the-scenes support from Liberal MP Stuart Robert to lobby MPs. The Reserve Bank of Australia review is poised to recommend shaking up the board Latitude suffered potentially the largest known data breach on a financial institution in Australia. Brookfield buys Origin, plans to bu...
Talking Business #8 Interview with Ian McAdam from Capsifi
March 23, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBBanking stocks and bonds tumble as initial relief over a historic state-backed rescue of troubled lender Credit Suisse by Swiss rival UBS gives way to new worries about the risks of high-yield debt issued by big banks. Amazon cuts 9000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000 The Five Wives of Rupert Murdoch. Challenging Henry VIII. IPCC report warns that massive change is needed within the next 10 years to avoid climate catastrophe. Passport, Medicare numbers taken in Latitude ha...
Talking Business#7 Interview with Dr Sanjay Warrier
March 16, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBChina’s efforts to ramp up lithium extraction could see it accounting for nearly a third of the world’s supply by the middle of the decade, according to UBS Analysing the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Australian Treasury may block tax advisory firms from winning major government contracts if they do not have robust processes in place to “curb misconduct” in the wake of the PwC tax leak scandal American NASDAQ-listed cyber security giant Rapid7 fears too few educati...
Talking Business#6 Interview with Andy Squires from Securely
March 09, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBAtlassian cuts 5% of its workforce as tech industry pain intensifies A slowing Australian economy has stalled women’s financial progress for the first time in a decade as higher interest rates weighed on female employment. Australian Industry and retail super funds recorded negative annual returns of -5.5% in 2022 compared to 12.9% the year before, as they felt the bite of the broader economic downturn Rio Tinto will pay a $15 million civil penalty to settle an investigation by the U.S. ...
Talking Business#5 Interview with Dan Frechtling from Boltive
March 02, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBTwitter has laid off at least 200 more workers. The platform now employs less than 2,000, down from 7,500 when Elon Musk took over. A major supplier to Australia’s biggest supermarkets has been plunged into receivership, putting 1500 jobs at risk and threatening the delivery of food supplies. Bunnings will launch a new and expanded pets offer next month that will see the biggest single category expansion by the hardware retailer in two decades as it makes a play for the fast-growing...
Talking Business#4 Interview with Michael Chetner from Zoom Australia and New Zealand
February 23, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51 MBNAB predicts Australia will be flirting with recession in 2023. Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers opens door to changing superannuation tax concessions Homes and businesses in every state on Australia’s eastern seaboard are at risk of electricity shortages from 2027 A report shows Australian universities are underpaying their casual staff. More than $83 million was underpaid in the last three years alone REA - the cash cow of Australia's digital real estate landscape - has aske...
Talking Business#03 Interview with Scott Agnew from Keller Williams Realty
February 16, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MB625 of Twitter's top 1,000 advertisers (including Coca-Cola, Unilever, Jeep, Wells Fargo and Merck) had stopped ads on the platform by late January, according to Pathmatics. Business leaders believe Treasurer Jim Chalmers will appoint a senior female Canberra mandarin, with a strong Treasury pedigree as the next head of the RBA. Commonwealth Bank has broken ranks with its main rivals to pause regional branch closures while a parliamentary committee examines the reasons for closures a...
Talking Business #02 Interview with Peter Kokkinos from Udemy APAC
February 09, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBGoogle announces Bard A.I. in response to ChatGPT Nine hikes and more to come: RBA lifts rates by .25pc, Inflation won’t be anywhere close to the RBA’s target until 2025! Some 80% of Australia’s large organisations upped their cyber security spend in 2022 NAB Consumer Sentiment Survey shows 4 in 10 Australian consumers have cut back or stopped buying coffees or lunches, car trips to save petrol and entertainment. Consumers Commonwealth Bank limits access to cheques for business customers...
Talking Business#01 Interview with Guy Pearson from Ignition
February 02, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBHighly radioactive' tiny capsule lost in Australian desert. Mining giant Rio Tinto says 'sorry'. Adani Group shares tumble another 20% and now down over $50 billion following a report exposing them for fraud by Hindenburg Research. We’re not ready for it’: chief scientist warns on ChatGPT. Cathy Foley expects her office will be asked to respond quickly to the potential policy issues raised by the new wave of sophisticated generative AI chatbots Insurance Australia Group warned it...
Talking Business#46 Interview with Andy Thiss from Anaplan ANZ
December 15, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBThe gift that no one wants but everyone is getting this year? Inflation. Higher prices are hitting shoppers hard as 2022 comes to a close Tristar Medical Group 'systematically rorted Medicare over a number of years while authorities failed to act on a series of tip-offs and red flags. An Australian company will train Ukrainian war veterans in cybersecurity to ward off hackers amid the country’s continuing efforts to defeat Russia. ANZ admits branches and jobs face the chop post Sunco...
Talking Business#45 Interview with Maureen Barten from Mareen Barten Consulting
December 08, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBAustralian company gross operating profits tumble 12.4% In Q3, the biggest fall since at least 1994 Medicare is ill-equipped for 21st century doctor and patient needs, a new Grattan Institute report has found. And it recommends a drastic overhaul of Australia’s universal healthcare system to fix the frontline of general medicine. Lawyers for Brittany Higgins are pursuing a $3 million civil claim against senators Michaelia Cash and Linda Reynolds. Perth-based engineering group Clough...
Talking Business#44 Interview with Balder Tol from WeWork
December 01, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBGlobal stocks slide as protests in Chinese cities against the country's strict zero-COVID curbs raise worries about growth expectations in the world's second-largest economy In less than a month, Elon Musk has driven away Twitter’s top advertisers. Liquidators can see how an ASX-listed fund named after a dead pirate got its name. Philip Lowe's, "I’m sorry if people listened to what we said", apology is little comfort to those struggling to pay their mortgage. The financial services watc...
Talking Business#43 Interview with Chris Hutchins from Profectus
November 24, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 52 MBCOP 27 deal in Egypt leaves out more ambitious commitments of emissions peaking in 2025 and a phase-down of all fossil fuels — not just coal as agreed at COP26 in Glasgow. ASX dumps its $250 million blockchain experiment. It was only 63% complete after seven years and faced key latency and concurrency issues. Medibank to face $1 bn compensation bill from damaging cyberattack that hit 10 million customers Australia’s coal industry reputation in tatters after a whistleblower reveals exp...
Talking Business#42 Interview with James Bowe from OwnHome
November 17, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBJeff Bezos plans to give away most of his $124 billion fortune to charity. Find out who gets the cash. Omnicom, the massive advertising firm that represents McDonald's, Apple, Unilever, and Johnson & Johnson recommends all its clients stop Twitter ad spending. Analysis of the impact on Twitter Cannon-Brookes wins historic battle to green up AGL Energy's board. Watch this space. Deutsche Bank forecasts a recession for Australia in 2023. Just when you thought Australia wouldn’t join t...
Talking Business#41 Interview with Andy Cunningham from Autodesk
November 10, 2022 20:00 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBMusk now considering putting ALL of Twitter behind a paywall and charging ALL users a subscription fee to use Twitter Apple warns that China’s zero-Covid policies are hurting iPhone production. Westpac/MI Australian Consumer Confidence now lower than GFC levels--and aside from March 2020, the lowest since 1990, the last recession. Russia-backed cybercriminal group REvil.claims responsibility for the hack on Medibank Crown Melbourne handed record $120 million fine for breaching gamb...
Talking Business #40 Interview with Martin Creighan from Citrix
November 03, 2022 20:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBElon Musk examines paid verification for Twitter and plans mass lay offs Eurozone inflation has reached 10.7% higher than Britain’s latest CPI figure of 10.1%. Australian super funds suffering as global recession fears bite. Qantas pilot Davida Forshaw sues airline amid sexual harassment and discrimination claims Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s $4 million pay day faces an investor backlash and possible protest vote Follow my socials on: https://twitter.com/leongettler https://www.insta...
Talking Business#39 Interview with David Tudehope from Macquarie Telecom Group
October 27, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBAustralia’s federal budget will see a massive increase of 56% in electricity costs over the next 18 months. RBA data shows Australia’s home prices to drop by up to 20% The latest inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows annual inflation was 7.3% for the September quarter, the highest since June 1990. Australia has joined the Global Methane Pledge, becoming one of the last major developed economies to sign on to an effort to reduce emissions of the potent gree...
Talking Business#38 Interview with Renee Thornton from Rehab Management
October 20, 2022 20:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBRupert Murdoch is putting the band together again. News Corp explores merger with Fox Corporation to reunite Murdoch’s empires Corporate Britain has turned on Liz Truss as MPs are calling on her to resign. Chinese President Xi Jinping signals no change in direction for two main risk factors dragging down China’s economy — strict COVID-19 rules and housing market policies. Woolworths’ MyDeal becomes latest target of cyber attack. Super fund performance continues to sl...
Talking Business#37 Interview with Oleg Vornik from DroneShield
October 13, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBThe IMF points to a growing risk that the global economy will slide into recession next year as households and businesses face 'stormy waters' in most countries Boris Johnson Inc. Is About to Go Public The Australian dollar is being steamrolled by world recession fears. Australian power prices will soar by at least 35% in 2023 amid a choppy energy transition and the closure of coal plants. CSIRO R&D program tackles growing threat of cyber-attacks facing Australian businesses: Follow ...
Talking Business#36 Interview with Ben Gill from BrainBoxAI
October 06, 2022 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBThe UK lesson of blundering Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's tax U-turn Elon Musk proposes to proceed with deal to buy Twitter Jim Chalmers says the government had not changed its tax policy on the stage three cuts but warns “storm clouds” in the global economy were a major factor in looming decisions on tax and spending Asic sues Harvey Norman over ads for ‘interest-free’ purchases Australia's biggest wine group, Treasury Wines, says the under 35 age group leading the charge on moderat...
Talking Business #35 Interview with Martin Filz from Pureprofile
September 29, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBFederal Reserve unsure of US economy’s direction as Wall Street meltdown worsens British pound plummets to record low against the dollar Moody’s Analytics lowered its global economic growth forecast to 2.7% for 2022 from 4.2% forecast in January, citing rising stagflation risks worldwide Rio Tinto is reeling from allegations that a worker in its iron ore operations sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a makeshift weapon at one of the miner’s accommodation villages. Slate...
Talking Business#34 Interview with Damien Andreasen from Hi Bob
September 22, 2022 23:46 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBCentral banks are intent on driving the world economy perilously close to a recession. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth fell by more than 50% this year as Meta struggles to find a footing in the tech industry. The RBA will tip Australia into recession and cause a ‘material’ property downturn if it lifts rates as aggressively as expected, Barrenjoey’s Jo Masters says. Fortescue Executive Chairman, Andrew Forrest rebuts Elon Musk’s criticism over hydrogen. Australians are the ri...
Talking Business #34 Interview with Damian Andreasen from Hi Bob
September 22, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBCentral banks are intent on driving the world economy perilously close to a recession. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth fell by more than 50% this year as Meta struggles to find a footing in the tech industry. The RBA will tip Australia into recession and cause a ‘material’ property downturn if it lifts rates as aggressively as expected, Barrenjoey’s Jo Masters says. Fortescue Executive Chairman, Andrew Forrest rebuts Elon Musk’s criticism over hydrogen. Australians are the ri...
Talking Business#34 Interview with Damian Andreasen from HiBob
September 22, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBCentral banks are intent on driving the world economy perilously close to a recession. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth fell by more than 50% this year as Meta struggles to find a footing in the tech industry. The RBA will tip Australia into recession and cause a ‘material’ property downturn if it lifts rates as aggressively as expected, Barrenjoey’s Jo Masters says. Fortescue Executive Chairman, Andrew Forrest rebuts Elon Musk’s criticism over hydrogen. Australians are the ri...
Talking Business#33 Interview with Jane Livesy from Cognizant
September 16, 2022 01:25 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBThe US inflation rate sits at 8.3% in August, likely keeping the Fed on track for another big rate hike and spooking the markets Coins bearing the effigy of King Charles will start entering circulation next year, but Andrew Leigh says swapping the Queen for the King on the $5 note is not a given. Alan Joyce’s last year running Qantas could be the most lucrative in his 14 years as CEO Cyber insurance premiums soar 80% as claims surge because of ransomware. Huge surges in cybercrime,...
Talking Business#33 Interview with Jane Livesey from Cognizant
September 15, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBThe US inflation rate declined less than expected to 8.3% in August, likely keeping the Fed on track for another big rate hike Coins bearing the effigy of King Charles will start entering circulation next year, but Andrew Leigh says swapping the Queen for the King on the $5 note is not a given. Alan Joyce’s last year running Qantas could be the most lucrative in his 14 years as CEO Cyber insurance premiums soar 80% as claims surge because of ransomware. Huge surges in cybercrime, i...
Talking Business#32 Interview with Peter Dassos from franklin.ai
September 08, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBBritish Pm Liz Truss says cutting the tax burden on the richest would increase the underlying growth rate of the UK. At least 28 cities tightened Covid restrictions this week in China, including lockdowns, affecting 40 million people. China's economy slipping toward contraction, and bolstering Xi Jinping being appointed China’s leader for another five years. On-the-spot 10 minute interview: Dan Murphy’s jobs blitz targeting 2200 people around the country. Australian federal police hav...
Talking Business#31 Interview with Adam Grusauskas from K5 Creative
September 01, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBRooting out high inflation will become much harder, officials say, as they confront a new economic era Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed calls to scrap nearly $250 billion in tax cuts that would benefit high-income earners. The global cyber threat environment has intensified and Australia is an increasingly attractive target for malicious actors and cybercriminals, according to a new report. A jump in Australian business insolvencies as rates rise and creditors more aggressiv...
Talking Business#30 Interview with Frank Meehan from Fiscal Note
August 25, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBAustralia’s rapid-fire interest-rate increases are sending tremors through the nation’s heavily indebted households and threatening a property downturn on a scale unseen since the eve of the 1991 recession. News Corp co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch has filed defamation proceedings against Crikey, a day after the online news outlet went ballistic and challenged the billionaire media mogul to sue it The price of electric vehicles needs to roughly halve and fall into the $20,000s range before...
Talking Business#29 Interview with Ian Schubach from Red Leaf
August 17, 2022 12:07 - 37 minutes - 51 MBChina’s economic slowdown deepened in July as strict Covid Zero measures and a slumping real-estate market threaten the chances of a recovery to a “reasonable” range. The world’s biggest fund manager, BlackRock, has selected Australia for the rollout of its largest investment in grid-scale batteries - crucial in shift from coal to clean energy. James Packer has alleged that Peter Costello was secretly paid $300,000 by him or on his behalf to lobby Victoria's gaming minister. KPMG has “exi...
Talking Business#29 Interview with Ian Schubach from Red Leaf
August 17, 2022 12:07 - 37 minutes - 51 MBChina’s economic slowdown deepened in July as strict Covid Zero measures and a slumping real-estate market threaten the chances of a recovery to a “reasonable” range. The world’s biggest fund manager, BlackRock, has selected Australia for the rollout of its largest investment in grid-scale batteries - crucial in shift from coal to clean energy. James Packer has alleged that Peter Costello was secretly paid $300,000 by him or on his behalf to lobby Victoria's gaming minister. KPMG has “exi...
Talking Business#28Interview with Chris Adams from Ellis Adams Group
August 11, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBRBA’s ‘whatever it takes’ attitude will cause a recession: ACTU Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester Leaked documents reveal the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is co-ordinating a secret campaign to delay Australia’s transition to electric vehicles Qantas asks its senior executives and managers to join a new contingency program that would see them leav...
Talking Business#27 Interview with James Brown from Smart Communications
August 04, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBThe Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked the cash rate for the fourth consecutive month and the market forecasts the cash rate will be 3.3% by March next year. The price of beer in Australia will soon hit A$15 a pint, the largest increase in over 30 years Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth dumps Catholic Church after 60 year to protect its reputation. ACCC report shows gas companies are gaming the system and not doing enough to keep gas onshore as they seek to take advantage of high ...
Talking Business #26 interview with Brandon Bach from CCT
July 28, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBIMF says the world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, only two years after the last one The government will struggle in the Senate to abolish the ABCC, but is prepared to defund the watchdog should the legislation fail. Global car manufacturers are calling for mandatory emissions targets on themselves and warning the slow take-up of electric vehicles could leave Australia with less choice Bunnings and Kmart pause facial recognition technology in stores amid...
Talking Business#25 Interview with Grant Case from Dataiku
July 21, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBThe Reserve Bank of Australia’s culture, appointments to its board and its 2 to 3% inflation target will be the focus of the institution’s first independent review in four decades. Employers in Victoria and Tasmania were hit the hardest by last month’s surge in COVID-19 and flu cases, as leave rates soared more than 50% higher than the long-term average. The majority of “Aboriginal” souvenirs on the market are fake according to a new report by the Productivity Commission. ANZ spends $4.9...
Talking Business#24 Interview with Joshua Emblin from commercetools.
July 14, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBInternational Energy Agency warns that the global squeeze on energy supply that’s triggered crippling shortages and sent power and fuel prices surging may get worse. Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is facing a fraud charge in the U.K. following an investigation by British tax authorities Australian consumer confidence is tracking at its lowest level since the early-1990s recession, excluding the sharp coronavirus downturn in early 2020. Australia’s major airlines are on tra...
Talking Business#23 Interview with Garret Flower from ParkOffice
July 07, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBWorld's richest billionaires lose $1.4 trillion in worst half ever The market is pricing in the Reserve Bank of Australia to have a cash rate of 3% by year end, rising to 3.5% by April next year. PwC has put a partner on leave over allegations that include threatening a former staff member in a phone call and attending male-only PwC events where female PwC personnel were rated on their attractiveness. Millions of superannuation fund members across Australia are facing their first negat...
Interview with Justin Webb from AgriWebb
June 30, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBStagflation. And when the Bank for International Settlements starts talking about it, you know it’s real. Technically, Russia is in default. Russia is now broke financially, and isolated economically after provoking the Ukraine/Russia war. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has signalled his interest in shaking up the business-dominated board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ensure its diversity is representative of industries, workers, geography and gender. Australia's Workplace Gender Equal...