Political editor Phil Coorey and political reporter Sumeyya Illanbey on Labor’s reckoning in Victoria, the test for One Nation and what it means for prime minister Anthony Albanese and NSW premier Chris Minns.

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Victorian Coalition position strengthens, Labor reduced to rump in new poll
The latest polling shows Liberal leader Jess Wilson on track to lead a majority government and the risk of a messy three-way contest with One Nation and Labor retreating.
The people running the most consequential election in Victoria
When Victorian voters head to the polls on November 28, they will be delivering history. So, who is running the campaigns of the Labor and Liberal parties?
The man tasked with getting bikies hired on government building sites
A CFMEU organiser told the Victorian royal commission the union appointed at least 11 bikie-linked men as health and safety representatives and helped one bikie with his parole.

Political editor Phil Coorey and political reporter Sumeyya Illanbey on Labor&rsquo;s reckoning in Victoria, the test for One Nation and what it means for prime minister Anthony Albanese and NSW premier Chris Minns.
This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://ripple.com/">Ripple</a> Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/victorian-coalition-position-strengthens-labor-reduced-to-rump-in-new-poll-20261111-p61d0z?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Victorian Coalition position strengthens, Labor reduced to rump in new poll</a> The latest polling shows Liberal leader Jess Wilson on track to lead a majority government and the risk of a messy three-way contest with One Nation and Labor retreating. <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/the-people-running-the-most-consequential-election-in-victoria-20261029-p6181e">The people running the most consequential election in Victoria</a> When Victorian voters head to the polls on November 28, they will be delivering history. So, who is running the campaigns of the Labor and Liberal parties? <a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/the-man-whose-job-it-was-to-get-bikies-hired-on-govt-building-sites-20261111-p61d5m?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The man tasked with getting bikies hired on government building sites</a> A CFMEU organiser told the Victorian royal commission the union appointed at least 11 bikie-linked men as health and safety representatives and helped one bikie with his parole.

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‘They call it Argentina’: Inside Victoria’s broken state

Senior reporter Carrie LaFrenz and fashion editor Lauren Sams on the slow motion demise of department stores, what tipped David Jones over the edge and what’s going to happen now.

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David Jones prepares for collapse as talks fail David Jones will be tipped into administration this week after a rescue plan that would have left the 188-year-old business with just 12 stores unravelled, four months after the retailer managed to find a new financier.

‘Downton Abbey with cash registers’: David Jones from glory to decline The end of the grand old days and why the imminent collapse of David Jones was 188 years in the making.

The great retail reckoning is here The fallout will ripple through the economy as players shut stores, are picked off by opportunistic buyers or decide it’s too difficult to keep trading.

Senior reporter Carrie LaFrenz and fashion editor Lauren Sams on the slow motion demise of department stores, what tipped David Jones over the edge and what&rsquo;s going to happen now.
This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://ripple.com/">Ripple</a> Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/david-jones-landlord-talks-break-down-administrators-to-be-appointed-20261104-p61aco?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">David Jones prepares for collapse as talks fail</a> David Jones will be tipped into administration this week after a rescue plan that would have left the 188-year-old business with just 12 stores unravelled, four months after the retailer managed to find a new financier.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/downton-abbey-with-cash-registers-david-jones-from-glory-to-decline-20261104-p61bc9?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;Downton Abbey with cash registers&rsquo;: David Jones from glory to decline</a> The end of the grand old days and why the imminent collapse of David Jones was 188 years in the making.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/the-great-retail-reckoning-is-here-and-it-s-just-getting-started-20261104-p61b6u?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The great retail reckoning is here</a> The fallout will ripple through the economy as players shut stores, are picked off by opportunistic buyers or decide it&rsquo;s too difficult to keep trading.

The death of the department store: Inside the collapse of David Jones

Washington correspondent Jessica Gardner and foreign affairs reporter Nicci Smith break down the elections in America and Israel and what the fallout means for markets, energy prices and democracy.

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Everything you should know about Trump’s midterm elections Americans go to the polls to decide the new make-up of the House of Representatives and part of the Senate. The vote serves as a check on Donald Trump’s power.

Voters are about to whack Trump. Markets could tumble a Democratic sweep would be a big risk-off moment. Stocks could tumble by as much as 10 per cent – the accepted definition of a correction.

The stakes could hardly be higher’: The election for Israel’s soul October 7 has become a lightning rod issue for Israelis in an election that is a referendum on the polarising leadership of Netanyahu and on the nation’s soul.

Israel can’t postpone its reckoning foreverIntractable divides between the secular and religious sections of the population pose a bigger problem for the country than any external threat.

Washington correspondent Jessica Gardner and foreign affairs reporter Nicci Smith break down the elections in America and Israel and what the fallout means for markets, energy prices and democracy.
This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://ripple.com/">Ripple</a> Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/everything-you-should-know-about-trump-s-midterm-elections-20261017-p615py?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Everything you should know about Trump&rsquo;s midterm elections</a> Americans go to the polls to decide the new make-up of the House of Representatives and part of the Senate. The vote serves as a check on Donald Trump&rsquo;s power.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/chanticleer/what-if-we-are-just-23-days-from-a-correction-20261012-p614nh?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Voters are about to whack Trump. Markets could tumble</a> a Democratic sweep would be a big risk-off moment. Stocks could tumble by as much as 10 per cent &ndash; the accepted definition of a correction.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/the-stakes-could-hardly-be-higher-the-election-for-israel-s-soul-20261023-p6180u?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">The stakes could hardly be higher&rsquo;: The election for Israel&rsquo;s soul</a> October 7 has become a lightning rod issue for Israelis in an election that is a referendum on the polarising leadership of Netanyahu and on the nation&rsquo;s soul.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/israel-can-t-postpone-its-reckoning-forever-20261002-p611xi?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Israel can&rsquo;t postpone its reckoning forever</a> Intractable divides between the secular and religious sections of the population pose a bigger problem for the country than any external threat.

Two elections: A moment of truth for Trump and Netanyahu?

This week, workplace correspondent David Marin-Guzman and legal reporter Janek Drevikovsky on how litigants are using AI to level the playing field, what it means for judges, and the business of law.

This podcast is sponsored by Ripple

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AI wins landmark Fair Work Commission case for Macquarie academic When Macquarie University computing academic Greg Baker decided to represent himself in a legal dispute with his employer in October, his knowledge of workplace laws was close to zero, he concedes.

A tiny AI law firm beat the taxman – and may have shrunk your tax billFor a two-person law firm, going head-to-head with the taxman is a Herculean task. Four or five senior barristers said it was impossible. Michael Drummond simply consulted Rachel, his tiny firm’s homemade artificial intelligence bot.

Lawyers go to war with clients who force-feed them AI slopIn her 30 years as a tax lawyer, Tania Waterhouse has never seen anything like it. The case was a straightforward ATO matter. The client – an ordinary taxpayer. Waterhouse did the work and, as a standard courtesy, sent the client a draft of her advice.

This week, workplace correspondent David Marin-Guzman and legal reporter Janek Drevikovsky on how litigants are using AI to level the playing field, what it means for judges, and the business of law.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://ripple.com/">Ripple</a> Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/ai-wins-landmark-fair-work-commission-case-for-macquarie-academic-20260813-p60o1m?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">AI wins landmark Fair Work Commission case for Macquarie academic</a> When Macquarie University computing academic Greg Baker decided to represent himself in a legal dispute with his employer in October, his knowledge of workplace laws was close to zero, he concedes.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/how-upstart-law-firm-used-ai-to-beat-the-taxman-20260916-p60xxy?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">A tiny AI law firm beat the taxman &ndash; and may have shrunk your tax bill</a> For a two-person law firm, going head-to-head with the taxman is a Herculean task. Four or five senior barristers said it was impossible. Michael Drummond simply consulted Rachel, his tiny firm&rsquo;s homemade artificial intelligence bot.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/lawyers-go-to-war-with-clients-who-force-them-to-sit-through-ai-slop-20261016-p615oo?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Lawyers go to war with clients who force-feed them AI slop</a> In her 30 years as a tax lawyer, Tania Waterhouse has never seen anything like it. The case was a straightforward ATO matter. The client &ndash; an ordinary taxpayer. Waterhouse did the work and, as a standard courtesy, sent the client a draft of her advice.

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