In 2021 iconic Australian company became the first non-healthcare company to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff.

Now, 18 months on, SPC CEO Robert Giles tells Sean Aylmer why he has no regrets about the decision, and how the company has handled labour shortage and soaring energy costs.

In 2021 iconic Australian company became the first non-healthcare company to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff. Now, 18 months on, SPC CEO Robert Giles tells Sean Aylmer why he has no regrets about the decision, and how the company has handled labour shortage and soaring energy costs.

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Business journalist Sean Aylmer talks to leaders about all things business in the Fear and Greed daily interview. 

Business journalist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/">Sean Aylmer</a> talks to leaders about all things business in the <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear and Greed</a> daily interview.

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Interview: Why this CEO has no regrets, 18 months after controversial vaccine call

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Tuesday 8 September 2026

Super and property - the two biggest sources of wealth for Australians - shape up as the key political battlegrounds. 
The productivity crisis deepens
Australia is losing cruise ships to cheaper destinations
Thousands of freight and transport workers to walk off the job
The Pentagon puts senior staff through lie detector tests

 

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Tuesday 8 September 2026
Super and property - the two biggest sources of wealth for Australians - shape up as the key political battlegrounds.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The productivity crisis deepens</li>
<li aria-level="1">Australia is losing cruise ships to cheaper destinations</li>
<li aria-level="1">Thousands of freight and transport workers to walk off the job</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Pentagon puts senior staff through lie detector tests</li>
</ul>
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Hit follow on the podcast so you don&rsquo;t miss the latest news, and join our free <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">daily newsletter here</a>.&nbsp;
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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> - twelve months to financial freedom. 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.

Super, property fight heats up; Aust loses cruise ships; Pentagon hunts leaks

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Coal remains one of the world’s biggest energy sources - and with conflict in the Middle East putting energy security back in focus, the debate over its future is becoming more complicated.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Michelle Manook, CEO of Future Coal, formerly the World Coal Association, about whether predictions of coal’s decline have been premature. They also look at the potential for technologies such as carbon capture and storage, and why Michelle believes Australia needs to rethink the way it approaches its enormous coal resources.

Coal remains one of the world&rsquo;s biggest energy sources - and with conflict in the Middle East putting energy security back in focus, the debate over its future is becoming more complicated. Sean Aylmer speaks with Michelle Manook, CEO of Future Coal, formerly the World Coal Association, about whether predictions of coal&rsquo;s decline have been premature. They also look at the potential for technologies such as carbon capture and storage, and why Michelle believes Australia needs to rethink the way it approaches its enormous coal resources.

Q+A: Coal’s not going anywhere. So what do we do about it?

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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.


Energy, mining stocks offset tech fall
$50m payday for Kogan founder
Bubs secures permanent US access
FIFA boss to seek another term
5 killed in Amazon plane crash

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Afternoon Report | Energy, mining stocks offset tech fall

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Interview: Why this CEO has no regrets, 18 months after controversial vaccine call

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