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The Fin

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A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.

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Episodes
  • Generation X? The federal budget is coming for you
    May 6 2026

    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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    34 mins
  • The fight over Gina Rinehart's fortune
    Apr 29 2026

    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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    29 mins
  • The unravelling of a media empire: Antony Catalano’s darkest chapter
    Apr 22 2026

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

    This podcast is sponsored by Woodside Energy

    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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    33 mins
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