What does the Crowdstrike outage have to teach us about risk management and relying on cyber ..read more

Shopping malls are very big business globally and Australia's no different, with the twelve largest centres earning over $1 billion annually.   Initially designed in the 1960s to accommodate hundreds of cars, targeting the suburban housewife, today they come in all sizes - from the big guns, to mini guns - and are much more responsive to diverse cultural needs, changing consumer trends, and the latest in entertainment.   ..read more

Indigenous business and home ownership is on an upward trajectory.  The role played by Indigenous owned and operated businesses in Australia's economy has expanded, contributing over $16 billion to the economy, and over $4.2 billion in wages.  And Indigenous Business Australia has helped tens of thousands purchase their own home.  No mean feat during this cost of living crisis. Laura Thompson, Co-Founder, Clothing the Gap Michelle Evans, Director of the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership at Melbourne University and Melbourne Business School  Kelly Keane ..read more

This week, everyone who's got a job will have more money in their pocket, thanks to the introduction of the Stage III tax cuts? So how do people plan to use the extra money?  And is it good policy?   In addition, hundreds of tariffs on imports will also be cut, a decision that economists love and applaud.  Guests Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU Matthew Bowen, Head of Consumer and Market Insights, ING Bank Australia Alex Robson, Deputy Chair, Productivity Commission  ..read more

If we reduce the number of immigrants will that reduce pressure on infrastructure and the cost of housing? The short answer is yes, but it will cost us in other ways. So how should we choose our skilled immigrants and help them make the biggest contribution?  Guests Diana Mousina: Deputy Chief Economist, AMP. Brendan Coates:  Economic Policy Program Director, Grattan institute.  Cassandra Windsor: Chief Economist,  CEDA ( Committee for Economic Development of Australia) Tim Harrison: CEO of Ararat Rural City Council, Victoria ..read more

Making bucket loads of money from crime is one thing but what do you then do with it all? Investigative journalist Geoff White explains how big time crims are making their dirty money clean.  Guest: Geoff White, author of Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto, How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World’s Deadliest Crooks ..read more

Coffee prices have climbed on commodity markets but not so much in cafes. Why is that ..read more

People are drinking less alcohol, especially Millennials and Gen Z. And the drinks industry has noticed. Low-alc and no-alc drinks make up a tiny fraction of the market. But it’s growing at 7 percent a year. And, as more of us either moderate our drinking or stop altogether, the future for these drinks look bright. But the way they’re advertised, marketed and packaged makes them look very like alcoholic drinks and there’s some concern they may act as a gateway to alcohol. Guests: Simon Strachan, CEO, Drinkwise Elfrun von Koeller, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group An ..read more

TikTok, the phone app that sends a stream of viral videos to every user, is in trouble in the United States.  The company must either change its Chinese ownership, or leave the American market. In response, TikTok is underlining its economic contribution, in Australia and elsewhere.  So how much difference does it make? Guests: Dr Joanne Gray, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney Ariana Hendry, Co-founder, Beysis Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, Oxford Economics Australia Professor Vili Lehdonvirta, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University ..read more

As they say a “diamond is forever”. But does it matter if that diamond is grown in a lab or mined from the Earth? Especially if they both are chemically, physically, and optically identical. And given that cost of living pressures are colliding with consumers’ desire to not compromise on size or quality, more and more Australians can see the logic behind lab grown gems.  In America, lab-grown may have peaked. Guests: Cormac Kinney, Founder & CEO, Diamond Standard Paul Zimnisky, Leading Global Diamond Industry Analyst Talitha Cummins, Founder, the Cut Jewellery Eloise Sohier, Customer ..read more