
Business Weekend | 16 August
Donald Trump invests $US400 into Sunrise Energy to develop its rare metal mining project in NSW, the CBA net interest margin is down to 2.5 per cent. Plus, Boral drives higher profit for SGH. See omnystudio.com/listener

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Hosted by Ross Greenwood, Business Weekend is dedicated to business news, finance issues and the property market.
Sky News Australia / NZ hosts Business Weekend, a news show with 326 episodes published.

Donald Trump invests $US400 into Sunrise Energy to develop its rare metal mining project in NSW, the CBA net interest margin is down to 2.5 per cent. Plus, Boral drives higher profit for SGH. See omnystudio.com/listener

Australian tech start-up Atlassian defies the doubters, Australia's Census returns for the first time since COVID lockdowns. Plus, ResMed grows into one of Australia's biggest companies, now worth $45 billion. See omnyst

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce opens up on decisions he made during the pandemic, house prices are expected to fall for the fourth consecutive month. Plus, Rio Tinto profit surges 47 per cent to US$6.7 billion. See omnystu

The government's gas preservation policy forcing all exporters to reserve 20 per cent of their production for local use could cause exploration and new gas fields to dry up in the long term. Plus, the former ANZ CEO issu

Anthony Albanese unveils Labor's new AI policy, an Australian electric truck company lands a $45 million deal in the US. Plus, two newly listed ASX chief executives joins the program. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

Anti-money laundering agency Austrac discusses the $19bn per year drug transactions, Anthony Albanese celebrates Indian uranium exports with counterpart Narendra Modi, while nuclear stays banned in Australia. See omnystu

The PM defends housing tax changes after property prices fell by 0.3% in June, politicians call to stabilise migration rates as bridging visas surge in the last ten years. Plus, the US federal government forecast to lift

Labor cuts a deal with the Greens to pass changes to CGT and negative gearing through parliament, clearance rates are at the lowest level since the global financial crisis. Plus, some Australians are using AI to fill out

The government backtracks on its CGT and discretionary trust tax changes, the plan to reserve for domestic consumption 20% of east coast gas exporters' production could bring down prices. Plus, the RBA leaves cash rate o

Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire after Space X listing, Wesfarmer's CEO says the federal Budget's CGT changes are "anti-inspirational". Plus, productivity plunges to its lowest level in three years. See o

hree KPMG executives stand down over the company's scandal of using client data for its own purposes, a unique Australian company has an ingenious way of converting diesel trucks into electric vehicles. Plus, the RBA def

Chief Executive Michael Brennan of the economic think tank E61 discusses the controversial tax reform to parliament. Plus, can Australia's corporate sector grow fast enough to overcome the negative effects? See omnystudi

Jim Chalmers defends Budget tax reform as it receives backlash from small businesses, auction clearance rates are under pressure as negative gearing is limited to new builds. Plus, Arovella undergoes a company board refr

Budget debate opens a genuine policy choice in the Albanese Government, Opposition leader Angus Taylor outlines plans to index tax scales. Plus, Coles faces potential penalties after the Federal Court found it misled con

Australians doubt the government's capability of reigning in its freewheeling spending, the RBA lifts the cash rate 25BP to 4.35 per cent. Plus, entrepreneurs warn against CGT changes. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

Fuel prices ease as panic buying stops, RBA forecast to hike rates in May and warns of a stagflation nightmare. Plus, economic pressures likely to rise as the Middle East war is at risk of escalation. See omnystudio.com/

Iran becomes the next threat for western economies as the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, the International Monetary Fund warns of a global recession. Plus, the fuel crisis touches many different parts of the economy i

S&P Global Ratings claims the government's spending is at record levels, construction costs surge amid the Middle East crisis. Plus, can biofuels solve Australia's oil and gas problem? See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

The Middle East conflict exposes fuel supply chain weakness, the government announces $2 billion Boyne Aluminium smelter bailout. Plus, farmers warned of fertiliser shortage due to the War in Iran. See omnystudio.com/lis

Fuel shortage forces a slowdown in Australia’s mining industry, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers an ambitious pre-budget speech. Plus, RBA Governor Michele Bullock warns of a recession risk. See omnystudio.com/listener fo
Dr Sue Keay
Leading voice in Australia’s AI and robotics ecosystem · UNSW AI Institute
1 appearance on this show
Michael Brennan
E61
1 appearance on this show
Geraldine Slattery
BHP
1 appearance on this show
Michelle Blum
Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
1 appearance on this show
Brandon Craig
BHP
1 appearance on this show
Sue Keay
UNSW AI Institute
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