This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth?

This podcast is sponsored by Elston

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia&rsquo;s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask &ndash; what&rsquo;s a CEO really worth?
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.elston.com.au/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19236343106&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADmBLJUqQjb8SSbsIVXmjSro71CU1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwmJjSBhB-EiwAkZgxi84j6d8PVgK3H5J7-w6WiNWh31pq9qOaWRBVczwZPlFA2TXgQH4YtxoCTTwQAvD_BwE">Elston</a>
To ask a question, email <a href="mailto:chanticleer@afr.com">chanticleer@afr.com</a>.

Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

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Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season’s first big week. 

This podcast is sponsored by Workday

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

Further reading:

KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia

Matt Comyn just turned the housing crash story on its head

Think house price falls are bad? The next shock could be far worse

Cleanaway board throws out the $9.4b baby with the bin water

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season&rsquo;s first big week.&nbsp;
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.workday.com/en-au/why-workday.html?locale=enau&amp;aud=br&amp;stage=at&amp;size=all&amp;pblr=ninepub&amp;pnpnt=pp0&amp;assettype=web&amp;productfocus=alp&amp;utm_medium=dpub&amp;utm_source=dpdi">Workday</a>
To ask a question, email <a href="mailto:chanticleer@afr.com">chanticleer@afr.com</a>
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/kpmg-is-radioactive-but-probe-also-exposes-clubby-corporate-australia-20260814-p60ogh?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/matt-comyn-just-turned-the-housing-crash-story-on-its-head-20260812-p60nih?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Matt Comyn just turned the housing crash story on its head</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/the-great-australian-squeeze-is-here-it-s-about-to-get-much-worse-20260813-p60o81?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Think house price falls are bad? The next shock could be far worse</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/cleanaway-board-throws-out-the-9-4b-baby-with-the-bin-water-20260813-p60ny1?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Cleanaway board throws out the $9.4b baby with the bin water</a>

The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun.

This podcast is sponsored by Workday

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

Further reading:

Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing

Glencore bets that Australia’s woke anti-coal era is over, for now

House prices will decide where the ASX goes next

This hasn’t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new era

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high &ndash; and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America&rsquo;s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.workday.com/en-au/why-workday.html?locale=enau&amp;aud=br&amp;stage=at&amp;size=all&amp;pblr=ninepub&amp;pnpnt=pp0&amp;assettype=web&amp;productfocus=alp&amp;utm_medium=dpub&amp;utm_source=dpdi">Workday</a>
To ask a question, email <a href="mailto:chanticleer@afr.com">chanticleer@afr.com</a>.
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/why-boards-are-playing-it-safe-and-buying-high-instead-of-investing-20260806-p60ly1?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/glencore-bets-that-australia-s-woke-anti-coal-era-is-over-for-now-20260805-p60lpy?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Glencore bets that Australia&rsquo;s woke anti-coal era is over, for now</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/house-prices-will-decide-where-the-asx-goes-next-20260805-p60loe?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">House prices will decide where the ASX goes next</a>
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/this-hasn-t-happened-in-markets-in-28-years-it-could-mark-a-new-era-20260803-p60kzr?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=chanticleer&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">This hasn&rsquo;t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new era</a>

Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback

This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom. 

This podcast is sponsored by Workday

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA&rsquo;s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom.&nbsp;
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.workday.com/en-au/why-workday.html?locale=enau&amp;aud=br&amp;stage=at&amp;size=all&amp;pblr=ninepub&amp;pnpnt=pp0&amp;assettype=web&amp;productfocus=alp&amp;utm_medium=dpub&amp;utm_source=dpdi">Workday</a>
To ask a question, email <a href="mailto:chanticleer@afr.com">chanticleer@afr.com</a>.

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