Is Australia a Ponzi scheme, OpenAI's grand arrival & the AFR business people of the year

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme? To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is …

The AI bubble comes to Australia: what happens if it goes pop?

Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and technology editor Paul Smith on the multi-trillion dollar AI investment boom, where the opportunities are for Australia and what happens if it goes wrong. This podcast is sponsored by Acenda  Further reading:  OpenAI in Australian blitz as it woos start-up…

This asset manager says leaders have a lot to learn from Pat Cummins

One of the most pivotal moments in Tim Helyar’s career was when he was first put in charge of a project, running a team and a $100 million piece of work. No longer unfamiliar with positions of leadership, Helyar is now the country head of State Street, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager. On…

Why rate hikes may be next, risky home loans in crosshairs & mini deal boom

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda 

The market darling, the $50 million share dump and the silent CEO

Senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on the rise of DroneShield, why its CEO just dumped all his stock and whether the company can restore the faith. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband Further reading:  Oleg Vornik defends $50m DroneShield share sale, citing risk to life While the busines…

PEXA’s CEO reveals the upside of ‘owning up to accountability’

Russell Cohen has set up businesses all around the world, and one of the things he says is a constant in all markets is the fear of accountability. “The fear is real … and that’s a global phenomenon,” the chief executive of PEXA says. On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten sits down wit…

What working on David Bowie’s yacht taught Boost founder Janine Allis

Growing up, Janine Allis never thought about starting her own business. “I didn’t even know what an entrepreneur was,” she says. But after spotting a gap in the market, there was no stopping the founder of a now-global smoothie company that’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars. On the final ep…

Speed dating with ASX giants, Nvidia bubble trouble & DroneShield falls to earth

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s top CEOs are selling Australia, and they take a question on big profits and your super returns.  To ask a question, email …

The shocking number at the heart of the Liberal Party’s problems

Phillip Coorey and Tony Barry on the decision to dump net zero, the Coalition’s existential crisis and whether Sussan Ley’s leadership can survive. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband Further reading:  Andrew and Angus who? Leadership rivals a blank canvas, says poll More than a third …

Why this CEO insists on 2 referee checks, and often does them herself

Working in public health, Rita Butera admits that finding the right candidate for a role can be challenging. The CEO of BreastScreen Victoria says looking beyond technical skills is pivotal to the process. On this week’s episode, BOSS editor Sally Patten finds out how this chief executive develop…