Adam Lang speaks to Dr James Fielding, CEO and co-founder of Audeara, which listed on the ASX last week. Audeara creates headphones capable of testing and compensating for hearing deficiencies. James shares their startup and IPO story, and where they intend to take their incredible technology.

Adam Lang speaks to Dr James Fielding, CEO and co-founder of Audeara, which listed on the ASX last week. Audeara creates headphones capable of testing and compensating for hearing deficiencies. James shares their startup and IPO story, and where they intend to take their incredible technology.

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Sunday Feature: Headphones startup aiming to make global noise

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Afternoon Report | ASX down for week

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Friday 20 March 2026

The National Cabinet establishes a fuel taskforce as the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the petrol companies. 
The unemployment rate jumps to 4.3 per cent
International airfares, having already risen, are set to go even higher
The richest 250 Australians revealed
Gas supplies targeted in the war in the Middle East

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Friday 20 March 2026
The National Cabinet establishes a fuel taskforce as the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the petrol companies.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The unemployment rate jumps to 4.3 per cent</li>
<li aria-level="1">International airfares, having already risen, are set to go even higher</li>
<li aria-level="1">The richest 250 Australians revealed</li>
<li aria-level="1">Gas supplies targeted in the war in the Middle East</li>
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ACCC investigates petrol stations; unemployment jumps; airfares set to rise

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Australian businesses are under pressure — rising costs, tighter margins and the push to adopt AI.

But many companies may be trying to solve the wrong problem - Instead of focusing on roles, they should be focusing on tasks, because much of the work being done today is unnecessary, duplicated, or simply too expensive.
 
Jarra Borman is the Director of Strategy at consultancy Outrun Global. He speaks to Sean Aylmer about why businesses are “tanking their own capacity”, why employees spend just 27% of their time on skilled work, and how a simple shift in thinking can unlock major productivity gains.

To find out more, Outrun's new guide: The Top 10 Tasks to Optimise for the Biggest Impact is available here.

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Australian businesses are under pressure &mdash; rising costs, tighter margins and the push to adopt AI. But many companies may be trying to solve the wrong problem - Instead of focusing on roles, they should be focusing on tasks, because much of the work being done today is unnecessary, duplicated, or simply too expensive. &nbsp; Jarra Borman is the Director of Strategy at consultancy Outrun Global. He speaks to Sean Aylmer about&nbsp;why businesses are &ldquo;tanking their own capacity&rdquo;, why employees spend just 27% of their time on skilled work, and how a simple shift in thinking can unlock major productivity gains. To find out more, Outrun's new guide:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://go.outrun.global/fearandgreed&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1774358874720407&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VZNhfFdA7E1s4phWrHRdb">The Top 10 Tasks to Optimise for the Biggest Impact&nbsp;is available here</a>. Outrun Global is a supporter of Fear &amp; Greed.

Q+A: Only 27% of work actually matters - here’s the fix

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