Original air date: April 30, 2021

Sean Aylmer speaks to Michael Smith, China correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, about his book The Last Correspondent.  Mike was forced to flee China in 2020 after a midnight visit to his house by Chinese secret police.

Original air date: April 30, 2021
Sean Aylmer speaks to Michael Smith, China correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, about his book The Last Correspondent.  Mike was forced to flee China in 2020 after a midnight visit to his house by Chinese secret police.

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wu3ezGEfBZFYspJbTTaYL">Sean Aylmer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08pZ8jZ88rHJgCfbHkTr5k">Michael Thompson</a>.&nbsp;Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain%3Dfearandgreed.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DLq_FuqjEt3HC-ZK1704H">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

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Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson. Find out more at https://fearandgreed.com.au

Daily business news for people who make their own decisions, with business journalist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/">Michael Thompson</a>. Find out more at <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

BONUS: Sunday feature interview with Michael Smith

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Qantas joins the growing number of companies offshoring work as it embraces AI. 
Household spending picks up, keeping an interest rate hike on the table
National Australia Bank forecasts house prices to drop ten per cent
A surge in tech stocks on Wall Street helps the local market get to within one per cent of an all-time high
Some of Europe’s biggest rivers start drying up, disrupting trade and tourism

 

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Wednesday 5 August 2026
Qantas joins the growing number of companies offshoring work as it embraces AI.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Household spending picks up, keeping an interest rate hike on the table</li>
<li aria-level="1">National Australia Bank forecasts house prices to drop ten per cent</li>
<li aria-level="1">A surge in tech stocks on Wall Street helps the local market get to within one per cent of an all-time high</li>
<li aria-level="1">Some of Europe&rsquo;s biggest rivers start drying up, disrupting trade and tourism</li>
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And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/">How Do They Afford That?</a>, answering a listener question: what happens when the market hits my goal before I do? Get the episode from <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14">Spotify</a> or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Qantas to offshore work; house prices to fall 10pc; European rivers dry up

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Migration has become one of Australia's biggest political issues. But behind the headlines lies a much more complicated story.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Melinda Cilento, CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), about how migration has changed since the pandemic. They discuss why skilled migration remains critical to the economy, whether migrants are really driving the housing crisis, and why Australia needs a more nuanced conversation about immigration.

Migration has become one of Australia's biggest political issues. But behind the headlines lies a much more complicated story. Sean Aylmer speaks with Melinda Cilento, CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), about how migration has changed since the pandemic. They discuss why skilled migration remains critical to the economy, whether migrants are really driving the housing crisis, and why Australia needs a more nuanced conversation about immigration.

Q+A: Is Australia getting immigration all wrong?

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This is the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.


ASX surges 1.4pc


NDIS delays costing $11.5m a day


BHP fails to stop strike


Canva cuts revenue expectations


Diamond industry shaken up

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ASX surges 1.4pc
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NDIS delays costing $11.5m a day
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BHP fails to stop strike
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Canva cuts revenue expectations
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Diamond industry shaken up
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Afternoon Report | ASX surges 1.4pc

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