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Chanticleer

Australian Financial Review

Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

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  • Yesterday · 36 min

    Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading: Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing Glencore bets that Australia’s woke anti-coal era is over, for now House prices will decide where the ASX goes next This hasn’t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new era See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 31 · 38 min

    Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion

    This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 24 · 37 min

    Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 22 · 57 sec

    Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

    How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams. Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 17 · 43 min

    Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise

    This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth? This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 10 · 40 min

    The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?

    This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 3 · 42 min

    How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • June 19 · 46 min

    CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning

    This week, James and Anthony examine the government’s budget backdown, explain why Australia and the US’ Central Banks are talking about more rate rises and take a question on whether AI could change the way your super fund has to invest. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • June 12 · 35 min

    SpaceX has lift-off, the business of the world cup & the big bank big short

    This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine judgment day for Elon Musk as his AI hot air balloon, SpaceX, takes flight on the sharemarket. They also kick around the business of the World Cup and look at the household name eyeing off a big deal in Britain. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • June 5 · 43 min

    Australias AI crossroads, KPMG caught red handed & SpaceX’s moonshot IPO

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go deep into the world of AI and debate whether there’s enough trust to make the AI flywheel really spin. They look at how accounting firm KPMG has recently blown up a lot of trust, they take a question on the budget's impact on small business and commit to, one day, make the podcast on Mars. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • May 29 · 41 min

    Mining’s next boom, the wine sectors big hangover & rich list winners

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether the next big mining boom might pass Australia by, they examine what the global wine glut means for Dan Murphys and look at whether there’s any good news on inflation. Oh, and James sits in a giant truck. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • May 22 · 40 min

    Elon Musk's SpaceX float is $3 trillion of hype, house prices correction coming & your budget questions answered

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether Elon Musk can pull off the biggest sharemarket float in the history of the planet with his SpaceX venture, they examine how the budget aftershocks are hitting the housing market, and they answer your questions on the government’s controversial budget tax changes. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • May 15 · 44 min

    Big taxing budget has no growth story, Coles pants pulled ‘Down Down’ & CSL shocker

    This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald are all about the federal budget – the big messages, the big numbers, the big risks and the hidden stories. In this bumper episode, they'll discuss whether this budget really was aspirational or just a cheap attempt to win votes. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • May 8 · 42 min

    RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside the room at the biggest meeting of Australian companies and investors, and they preview the federal budget out next week To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • May 1 · 38 min

    Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • April 24 · 41 min

    Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • April 17 · 43 min

    Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • April 10 · 35 min

    Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • April 2 · 41 min

    Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.