Rear Window columnists Mark Di Stefano and Hannah Wootton look back on the action-packed year that was and ahead to what 2026 might bring.

This podcast is sponsored by Acenda 

Further reading:

Cannon-Brookes now travels by private jet Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian co-founder and leading climate change crusader, has recently picked up a private jet.
Dutton left ‘very serious’ cyclone area for Hemmes’ Sydney mansion The opposition leader said people wanted the prime minister “governing, not campaigning” as Queensland braced for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Billionaires, boardrooms and office romances: Rear Window’s 2025 year-in-review
There was no shortage of hypocrites in corporate and political life in 2025, and a veritable surfeit of illicit office romances.

Rear Window columnists Mark Di Stefano and Hannah Wootton look back on the action-packed year that was and ahead to what 2026 might bring.
This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acenda.com.au/">Acenda</a>&nbsp;
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/cannon-brookes-now-travels-by-private-jet-20250313-p5ljbf" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/cannon-brookes-now-travels-by-private-jet-20250313-p5ljbf" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Cannon-Brookes now travels by private jet</a>&nbsp;Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian co-founder and leading climate change crusader, has recently picked up a private jet. <a href="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/dutton-sneaks-in-sydney-fundraiser-at-justin-hemmes-mansion-20250305-p5lh64" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/dutton-sneaks-in-sydney-fundraiser-at-justin-hemmes-mansion-20250305-p5lh64" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Dutton left &lsquo;very serious&rsquo; cyclone area for Hemmes&rsquo; Sydney mansion</a>&nbsp;The opposition leader said people wanted the prime minister &ldquo;governing, not campaigning&rdquo; as Queensland braced for Tropical Cyclone Alfred. <a href="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/billionaires-boardrooms-and-office-romances-rear-window-s-2025-year-in-review-20251217-p5nodj" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/rear-window/billionaires-boardrooms-and-office-romances-rear-window-s-2025-year-in-review-20251217-p5nodj" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Billionaires, boardrooms and office romances: Rear Window&rsquo;s 2025 year-in-review</a> There was no shortage of hypocrites in corporate and political life in 2025, and a veritable surfeit of illicit office romances.

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