Q+A: The Week Ahead | 1 June 2026
This week: March quarter GDP figures A Senate appearance by RBA Governor Michele Bullock Building approvals International trade And is a June rate hike off the table, following last week's inflation ...
31 Mai 11min
Five Questions: We’ve all been made redundant. Here’s what happened next
This week, it's Five Questions on redundancy, career shocks and what comes next.Sean, Michael and Adam share their own experiences of losing jobs, the emotional hit that comes with redundancy, and why...
30 Mai 16min
Q+A: How Australia’s richest people really make - and keep - their money
The latest AFR Rich List reveals just how quickly wealth has grown in Australia — with the cutoff for the top 200 now sitting above $800 million.Michael Thompson and Sean Aylmer unpack what the list s...
28 Mai 9min
Q+A: Payday super is coming: what every small business needs to know
One of the biggest changes to Australia’s superannuation system in decades is about to begin.From July 1, employers will need to pay superannuation at the same time as wages — rather than quarterly — ...
27 Mai 12min
Q+A: Oil prices, old planes and airfare wars: inside Australia’s airlines
Airlines around the world are grappling with soaring fuel costs as the conflict in the Middle East pushes up oil prices. At the same time, Qantas and Virgin Australia are still running major airfare s...
26 Mai 9min
Q+A: The great wealth transfer: what wealthy families get wrong
Australia is in the middle of one of the biggest intergenerational wealth transfers in history, with trillions of dollars expected to pass between generations over the next decade. But many families f...
25 Mai 11min
Q+A: The Week Ahead | 25 May 2026
This week: April inflation figures Household spending data Private sector capex And does last week's jump in unemployment change the outlook for interest rates? Michael Thompson is joined by economi...
24 Mai 11min
Five Questions: Is the business suit no more?
Five questions, with no notice. This week, Sean asks Michael and Adam about what to wear in the office. Is the business suit dead? Are shorts ever appropriate? And Sean shares the fashion faux pas tha...
23 Mai 13min
