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  What are the ripple effects of the Firmus fiasco? 13.10.2026 21分

  The cost of the Firmus fiasco continues to be counted, with Maas Group paying a heavy price for its connection to the Australian AI startup.    So, how much wider is the pain likely to be felt across the economy?   And where to now, for the biggest trade in global AI markets?   Carrington Clarke and ABC Chief Business Correspondent Ian Verrender break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Did Firmus fly too close to the sun? 12.10.2026 21分

  It was the 44 billion dollar float that flopped.    AI startup Firmus has dramatically pulled the plug on what was supposed to be the second biggest listing in ASX history.  So what went wrong? Who is left "holding the bag"?   And what does the decision tell us about investor appetite for all things AI?   Carrington Clarke and James Thomson, senior Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Alan Kohler on our financial past and future 09.10.2026 30分

  Booms, busts and everything in between — for more than half a century, finance journalist Alan Kohler has had a front-row seat to the Australian economy. For his final episode hosting That's Business, we're changing things up. Alan swaps the host's chair for the hot seat to reflect on what 50 years of reporting on money, markets and business has taught him. What were the best and worst economic policies of his time? What has Alan got wrong? And if he could start all over again — would he do anything differently? Carrington Clarke sits down with Alan Kohler to unpack it all on That's Business with Alan Kohler.
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  Is cutting immigration good economics? 08.10.2026 22分

  Migration is dominating the headlines, with the Coalition promising the biggest cut to immigration in Australia’s history — a policy opposition leader Angus Taylor has called "budget neutral".  But what are the economic questions behind student visa numbers, skilled worker contributions, and pressures on the Australian property market? And just how should economics shape decisions about migration? Carrington Clarke and Professor Robert Breunig, Director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the ANU, break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Why your morning coffee is more expensive 07.10.2026 19分

  It’s no surprise that people are feeling bad about the economy and their finances.    But the latest look into consumer sentiment from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute’s index, reveals Australians are experiencing what the bank describes as a ‘cost-of-living nightmare.’   Meanwhile, you may have noticed the price of your morning cup of coffee has gone up as small businesses raise prices in the wake of the RBA’s surcharge ban.    So what does the ban mean for businesses? And consumers?   Carrington Clarke and ABC Business Reporter Lin Lin break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Firmus looks to float 06.10.2026 20分

  The Australian stock market could be set for its second biggest IPO in history, with Firmus, the data-centre builder and operator, looking to tap the market for billions.    So does the business case stack up?   Meanwhile, Australians across the country are adjusting to last week’s rate hike in an economy with inflation still higher than the RBA would like. The central bank says it hopes to avoid recession as it tries to tame price rises.    But what lessons can be learned from previous economic cycles?   Carrington Clarke and ABC Chief Business Correspondent Ian Verrender break it all down on ABC Business Daily. You can check out Ian's recent analysis pieces on Firmus and recession talk.  Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  To tax or not to tax EVs 05.10.2026 17分

  The surge in electric vehicle sales seems here to stay, as Australians look for alternatives to petrol-powered cars and the global energy crisis pushes prices at the bowser higher still.    But with fewer drivers paying the fuel excise, what does this mean for government revenue?    And what are the economics behind taxing vehicles on our roads?   Carrington Clarke and the e61 Institute's Amy Tramontozzi break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  What CBA’s Matt Comyn thinks about interest rates 02.10.2026 34分

  Commonwealth Bank is Australia’s biggest bank and its second-biggest company.  One in three Australians are CommBank customers, giving it an enormous influence over the Australian economy. Matt Comyn has been CBA’s CEO since 2018 and has been named by the Australian Financial Review as the most powerful person in corporate Australia.  Now, with Australians watching closely for what happens to interest rates amid a still-high cost of living, Matt Comyn joins Alan Kohler on That’s Business to discuss rates, AI, productivity and the future of Australian banking.    Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected]
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  A financial system with ‘no room for complacency’ 01.10.2026 19分

  It’s health-check day for the Australian financial system, with the release of the Financial Stability Review from the Reserve Bank.  And despite inflation still well above target, a fourth interest rate hike this year and the downturn in the property market, the RBA seems most concerned about what’s happening overseas. So why is the AI investment boom's increasingly opaque funding on the RBA’s radar - and what else are they watching? Carrington Clarke and ABC Finance Journalist Alicia Barry break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Inflation still too high for the RBA 30.09.2026 21分

  Fresh inflation figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics give us a look under the hood of an economy running hot.    So just what is keeping inflation higher than the RBA would like?    How does this fresh data affect the odds of a further rate hike in November?   And how are central banks responding to the global bond market?   Carrington Clarke and Paul Bloxham HSBC’s Chief Economist for Australia, New Zealand, and Global Commodities, break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  The highest rates in 15 years 29.09.2026 22分

  The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised rates, bringing the cash rate to the highest it’s been since 2011.  And even though this latest hike doesn’t come as a surprise, the sting will still be felt by borrowers throughout the country. So what does this mean for the Australian economy?  And how likely is a fifth rate hike before the end of the year? Carrington Clarke and ABC News Business Editor Michael Janda break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Are lenders doubting the US dollar? 28.09.2026 20分

  Is the era of US-dollar dominance on its last legs?  Against the backdrop of the war in Iran, a trade war with Canada, and bond sell-offs, trust in the Greenback appears to be weakening.  Meanwhile central banks around the world have been looking elsewhere to shore up reserves.  So how does this all play into rising interest rates - here in Australia - and across the world? Carrington Clarke and ABC Chief Business Correspondent Ian Verrender break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  The economics of migration 27.09.2026 29分

  Australia's migration debate is once again ramping up, with Labor planning to cut backpacker and student visa numbers amid calls from One Nation to slash immigration by 750, 000 places over three years. Beneath the political storm is a complicated history of changing economic and social policy governing who gets to come to — and who gets to stay in — Australia. Mark Cully is a former chief economist for the Department of Immigration, a former chair of the OECD Working Party on Migration, and the author of a new book: Waves of Plenty: Immigration and the Making of Australia. He sits down with Alan Kohler on That's Business to discuss the economics of migration, how we got here, and what we can learn from the immigration policies of the past. Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected] Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected]
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  Can the government control AI? 25.09.2026 30分

  The Australian Government is calling for stronger global rules around artificial intelligence. But as AI agents become more capable and autonomous, the question is becoming increasingly urgent: can governments regulate AI before it gets ahead of them? This week, prime minister Anthony Albanese announced a swarm of OpenAI's agents appeared to work together to circumvent cybersecurity defences and access Medicare health data. But the US President Donald Trump has rejected calls for more AI guardrails, arguing the technology should instead be embraced as "super intelligence". Alan Kohler sits down with Andrew Charlton, Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy, to discuss who stands to benefit from the AI boom, who should control the technology, and whether Australia can shape the future of AI or will simply have to adapt to it. Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected]
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  The latest jobs stats and AI hacks 24.09.2026 20分

  New jobs data out today shows the unemployment rate has risen in Australia.  But is it enough to halt the RBA's expected interest rate hike? And an agent from Open AI has hacked into a Services Australia portal.  Could this damage big tech's reputation at a time when it's asking for government support to invest in Australia?  Carrington Clarke and ABC Finance Journalist Alicia Barry break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Bullock weighs in before rates day 23.09.2026 20分

  Reserve bank boss Michelle Bullock has made her final public appearance ahead of next week’s rate decision.  And with the public eager to get some sense of which way rates will go, the message most people seemed to hear was clear: The fight against inflation isn’t over yet. And it may take a further lift in unemployment to get there. So is a rate hike all but certain? Meanwhile, Donald Trump recently took the stage to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York.  Is the US president about to cut the world off from American diesel? Carrington Clarke and Millie Muroi, Economics Writer at the The Sydney Morning Herald break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  What will it cost to live longer? 22.09.2026 18分

  What will Australia’s economy be like forty years from now? According to Treasury’s latest Intergenerational Report there will be about forty million of us. But will they be living better lives than the 28 million kicking around today? And could AI finally turn around Australia’s flagging productivity problem? Carrington Clarke and ABC Chief Business Correspondent Ian Verrender break it all down on ABC Business Daily. You can read Ian's piece on the Intergenerational Report here.  Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Big banks bet on a rate hike 21.09.2026 24分

  The price of Brent Crude has climbed back above one hundred dollars a barrel in response to rising concerns that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is spreading.  Here in Australia, the Coalition is touting a new fuel excise proposal as the price of diesel climbs closer to spikes not seen since the beginning of the conflict. Meanwhile, analysts from Australia's big four banks agree that a September rate hike from the Reserve Bank is looking increasingly likely.   So what do the latest auction clearance rates do to fill in the Australian property picture?  And just how deep a downturn is on the horizon? Carrington Clarke and ABC News Business Editor Michael Janda break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.
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  Building faster, cheaper housing 18.09.2026 29分

  For years governments and companies have been trying to figure out how to make more houses people can afford in Australia.  In other parts of the world, building homes in factories and then assembling them onsite is part of the solution — but it's never really taken off in Australia.  Now, construction firm Built has joined up with Bunnings' parent company Wesfarmers to create Built Living, a company making pre-cast concrete apartment parts ready to turn into affordable homes.  But are Australians willing to embrace the model? And what's the price impact, really? Built Living CEO Dale Connor joins Alan Kohler on That's Business to find out what it'll take to make pre-fab work in Australia, the lessons from overseas markets, and what the closure of housing developer Bathla means for the construction industry. Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to the ABC Business Daily team at [email protected]
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  The Fed hikes. Will shares fall? 17.09.2026 27分

  The US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates for the first time since 2023 - and the consequences could reach all the way into your investment portfolio. United States Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says the move is designed to bring inflation back towards target faster - but will one hike be enough, or are more on the way? And as higher US rates ripple through global markets, shifting currencies, borrowing costs and share prices - what are the potentially significant consequences for Australian companies and investors? In this special episode of ABC Business Daily Carrington Clarke is joined by Richard Schellbach, Equity Strategist at UBS, to break it all down. Got a burning business question? We'd love to hear your questions! If there’s business and economic news that has you stumped or you'd like further insight into, we're here to help. Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at [email protected] and we'll attempt to answer it.