Chanticleer
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.
Episodes
Rates pain puts mince on the menu, Coles serves up a stinker & Anthropic's big moment
This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald reveal why you’ve never seen anything remotely like the $3 trillion float of Anthropic, they explain what more bad news on inflation means for your mortgage, and answer a question that puts the spotlight on Musk's succession plan. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe. To ask a question, email c
NextDC's electric shock, NAB says 2500 jobs must go & Musk’s $5trn move
This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and deputy editor of business Anthony Macdonald jump into a couple of corporate story crackers on NextDC and NAB, preview the piece of data that will make or break Melbourne Cup Day, and take a question on whether the Chooks need to step up their AI game. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further readin
Firmus fallout goes global, the big energy lie & housing can’t find a bottom
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Firmus fallout has spread around the globe and given the AI trade the wobbles, they ask why Australia is telling itself a big lie about the energy transition, and examine whether the property market can find a bottom. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Further r
Inside the Firmus fiasco, surcharge ban goes bad & French bond bin fire
This week, Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and companies editor Anne Hyland examine how the $44 billion float of Firmus went bad, they look at how the removal of those debit and credit surcharges turned into a farce and they put on their berets for a look at France’s bond market bonfire. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Further readin
Rate hike underlines our scary problems, $44b moment for Firmus & private credit’s house of cards
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the RBA’s latest rate hike is even scarier that it looks, they ask whether Australia’s private credit sector is in such a mess, and reveal why the debate around Australia’s $50 billion float prospect Firmus is only getting hotter.. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email c
Australia ageing (dis)gracefully, a diesel disaster looming & AI at the Chook lunch
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at why the next 40 years could be tougher for investors, businesses and policymakers, they take you inside this week’s special chook lunch to learn the secrets of an AI pioneer and they extract the big lessons from Australia’s great AI hack. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticlee
Will AI really kill us all, the $50b deal everyone's talking about & $1-a-day Ozempic
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald try and sort out whether AI is actually going to kill us all, they take you in what might be the biggest ASX float in Australian history, and try to figure out what a $1-a-day dose of Ozempic might mean for the economy. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading:One wa
Housing recession’s long shadow, Apple iPhone flip out & Trump’s insane cash splash
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine the growing sense of panic inside Australia’s property industry, explain why your next iPhone is going to cost a lot more and they look ahead to the next big test for markets. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading:Fore! Why the death of LIV Golf
Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unveil the surprising purchase propping up Australia’s economic growth, they unpack a truly eventful week in financial markets and ask what is sending one of the world’s best known car makers broke. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading:Bathla and bonds just
$3b builder collapse sparks drama, Profit season's best and worst & Ooshies grocery battle
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at why the collapse of a home builder might create a very big drama for the top end of town, they nominate their best and worst results from four weeks of earnings season and take a fierce question from the West about GST proceeds. This podcast is sponsored by Workday. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.co
Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained
This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the mysterious world of bond markets, and explain what’s got the world’s most important investors rather grumpy. They ask why many of the country's biggest companies don’t seem that keen on investing in Australia and whether there’s something a bit sick about your health insurance. T
The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season’s first big week. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Further reading: KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia Matt C
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,
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
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/li
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.
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
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.
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,
Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine
This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.
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/listen
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 chanti
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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for
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.co
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 omnys
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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/list
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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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
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 BroadbandSee o
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 omnys
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 &n
Iran sets off price shock, private credit pain spreads & WFH battle reignites
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald delve into the energy crisis price shocks rippling around the word, they spot a few more cockroaches in private credit’s kitchen and they take a question on oil companies and their super profits. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy
Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals
This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener f
Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Furth
Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell
Live from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell. Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI’s first Aussie job cuts, best and worst of profit season & a chook grills the RBA boss
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look ahead to the AFR’s premier event, the Business Summit. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in
Have we hit peak Australia, housing tax breaks under fire & AI heads in the sand
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning question on the housing market. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New battle for bank supremacy, why blue chip CEOs are exiting and wild ASX moves
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle the tricky problem of taming inflation without hiking interest rates. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform
Rate hike exposes mediocre economy, tech’s double meltdown & Musk’s big moment
This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee government spending and get excited for the busiest time of the corporate year, reporting season. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for
Chanticleer back Feb 6 - ahead of that, James & Anthony catch up
James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
End of year special: Chook Awards and stocks to watch in 2026
This week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund managers, and take a quick peek at how the nation’s financial engine is ticking over. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for priv
RBA plays Christmas grinch, Australia's top CEOs fire up & how Netflix might change
This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix, and take the pulse of Australia’s top business leaders through the Chanticleer CEO poll. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac
Is Australia a Ponzi scheme, OpenAI's grand arrival & the AFR business people of the year
This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme? To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why rate hikes may be next, risky home loans in crosshairs & mini deal boom
This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Speed dating with ASX giants, Nvidia bubble trouble & DroneShield falls to earth
This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s top CEOs are selling Australia, and they take a question on big profits and your super returns. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener
Stock tips from the Opera House, Why CBA plunged & investment property bubble?
This week James Thomson chats to Anthony Macdonald as he reports live from the Sydney Opera House for the biggest markets conference of the year. They share the stock tips from the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, round out bank profit season and take a great question on investors in the housing market. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee
Musk mega pay rise, Aussie brothers are AI billionaires & why the RBA's stuck
This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Mayoral race tells investors and CEOs. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The new battle for your super, James Hardie fury & bad news on rate cuts
This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald explain how the battle lines are being drawn up in the new superannuation wars, they try to make sense of the brutal slap down investors handed out to two of our biggest companies, and, he’s back – yep, Richard White is in trouble again at WiseTech. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM
Albo’s White House win, Santos’ public bust-up & the problem with our rooftop solar spree
This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at Anthony Albanese's big visit to Trump land, take you inside the AFR’s energy conference, and look ahead to a big moment for global markets. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wealth boom upends the economy, Australia’s AI up-and-comer & private credit cockroaches
This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at how the extraordinary boom in boomer wealth is changing the economy, they discuss the next Australian AI heavyweight, and they answer your question about private credit cockroaches. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deloitte’s AI disaster, gold gets political & GYG’s burrito blues
This week James Thomson & AFR Editor-in-Chief, James Chessell, ask what Deloitte’s AI disaster says about the sharemarket bubble everyone’s watching, try to explain what the surging gold price says about global politics, and look ahead to ANZ Bank's date with destiny.To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac
Tax dodgers, feeling BHP’s pain & the problem with 5% home deposits
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald is joined by Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner to consider whether 5% deposit home loans are good for first home buyers, they prepare to say goodbye to another Australian media legend and take a question on Australia’s big corporate tax-dodgers. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omny
Myer's parcel mystery solved, ASIC vs La Trobe Financial & AI's money-go-round
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss why one of the biggest players in private credit found itself in the corporate cop’s sights, we explain why one listener’s order from department store giant Myer came in six different parcels and jump on Nvidia’s AI money-go-round. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMS
The threat to Qantas Points, epic saga gets CEO sacked & death of a mega deal
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at how the RBA could be coming for our Qantas points, we ask why one of Australia’s biggest listed retailers sacked its CEO and take a question on the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and what it means for the Magnificent 7. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/li
Trailer: ‘How I Made It’ Returns September 22
How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why banks are slashing jobs, Murdoch’s season finale & Virgin CEO’s monster pay
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpack why the big banks are suddenly slashing jobs, examine the Murdoch family’s succession peace deal and ask why some of our biggest companies are getting speeding tickets from the corporate cop. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Property shortages will get worse, Why Dan Andrews' China trip blew up & Macquarie's mortgage machine
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine the next property crisis heading our way, discuss Australia’s real China challenge, and answer your question on who actually lends money to Australian governments. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chook awards for best and worst profits, ANZ's job cut fail & business piles on Victoria
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why the business community hates the great state of Victoria, hand out their awards for the best and worst of profit season and take you inside ANZ’s great email job cut scandal. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chalmers' roundtable: hit or miss? ASX giant $25b bad week & property price pressure cooker
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what - if anything - was achieved at the Treasurer’s big economic reform roundtable in Canberra this week, bring you the most disappointing result of results season, and look ahead to the biggest few days for markets. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listene
Rate cut comes with bad news, CBA’s magic mortgages & insider trading rocks markets
This week, James & Anthony bring you the highlights from a whopper few days of company results, discuss why Michele Bullock seemed a bit crabby on RBA rates day, and debate whether CEOs should get paid double time for working on Christmas day. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WFH gets political, ASX operator’s revealing mix-up & govt bets big with your cash
This week James & Anthony explain why the new work from home debate hides a bigger battle between bosses and workers, they ask why the government is using your money to buy into a struggling lithium miner and go inside the market's fat-fingered moment. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI jobs pain now real, tax fix for productivity gap & tobacco wars come to ASX
This week James & Anthony reveal why Australia's AI phony war is officially over, look at the productivity roadmap big business is starting to get behind, and explain why illegal tobacco has become such a drag for some of our biggest retailers. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Macquarie’s big money mess, Chinese cars coming & Albo’s US beef deal
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the mini-meltdown at Macquarie, the millionaires factory, examine the pitched battles over who’s going to manage your money, and ask why Chinese cars are taking over the Australian market. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rating Albo's China trip, why NAB's under pressure & is AI a bubble?
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Cosima ask what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got from his big China trip, examine Matt Comyn’s blueprint to fix Australia and look at why the boss of National Australia Bank is under such heavy scrutiny. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RBA rates shock, inside the millionaires factory & is Trump bad or good?
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joyce look at what happens when you shake up the RBA, sink their teeth into Joyce’s favourite ASX-listed company Macquarie, and catch up on the latest from Donald Trump – and there is a bit To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Big super's charmed run, hacking Qantas & Domino's goes cold
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine what your super fund did for you last year, deliver a corporate mess with the lot at Domino’s Pizza, and welcome another rising star to the ASX. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Virgin’s big takeoff, EOFY lessons, & will house prices ever fall?
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony relive what was an extraordinary day for Australia’s sharemarket on Tuesday, sort through the 2025 financial year’s winners and losers and take an old chestnut of a question about the Australian housing market. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for
World holds breath on Iran, $30b deal is test for govt & CEO pay secrets
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony try to make sense of the conflict between Israel and Iran, explain why the biggest cash takeover in Australian history is a massive test for Jim Chalmers and ask - do our big CEOs ever miss out on a bonus? To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio
Your big ASX questions answered, IVF scandal & Iran attacked
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss the fresh record high for the ASX by answering your 10 burning questions about markets, look at how Australia’s IVF sector was plunged into crisis and extract the lesson from markets from the LA Riots To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the
Australia not ready for AI boom, winners from Virgin float & Trump v Musk
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony try to explain what’s coming for Australia from the AI revolution, reveal the biggest winners from the float of Virgin Australia, and you’ll never guess…Trump and Musk’s bromance is over. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited ac
TACO theory rules markets, AI unleashes Telstra and inside Healthscope's collapse
This week, James and Anthony reveal what the new strategy of one Australia’s biggest companies tells us about the coming AI boom, take you inside the biggest corporate collapse since the pandemic and explain the new theory moving the market - the TACO theory. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited access
What’s next for rates, Andrew Forrest’s China warning & battle for Melbourne airport
This week, James and Anthony discuss Andrew Forrest's concerns about Australia's iron ore industry, ask what comes next after the RBA’s latest interest rate cut, and take you inside the spicy battle over one of the country's busiest airports. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trump’s tariff U-turn, private equity’s hall of shame & Macquarie’s hubris
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at Donald Trump’s great tariff u-turn, meet the newest member of private equity’s hall of shame, and examine trouble at Macquarie, better known as the Millionaires Factory. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Who’s hot on the ASX, the cost of safe banks & Labor’s big opportunity
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask whether the big banks are too safe for their own good, and the good of the country. They reveal what the big dogs are really talking about inside the year's biggest investment conference and look at the business sector's reaction to the election.To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie
Next PM’s to-do list, Woolies’ win child’s play & big moves in the world of big booze
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony preview Saturday’s election - and it’s likely aftermath - through the eyes of investors, examine the $27b deal that tells you plenty about the state of the world, and explain how cheap cardboard toys gave Woolies hope in the supermarket wars. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie B
Why investors have gold fever, the CBA mystery gripping the ASX & how a Trump insult shook markets
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Jonathan Shapiro ask why gold has become the world’s hottest investment, try to solve the mystery that’s had the entire ASX talking, and with voting open in the federal election, give their verdict on the Treasurer’s debate. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystud
Taking stock of Trump, why house prices could rise & the 5 big trends to watch
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what comes next in the great Trump saga, pick out the five corporate trends shaping business in 2025 and discuss why Labor and Liberal’s housing policies landed like a brick. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trump blinks before bonds bust, Dutton’s door opens & ASX slammed
This week on Chanticleer, AFR's editor-in-chief James Chessell joins Anthony Macdonald in the chook yard to relive one of the most action-packed weeks seen in financial markets courtesy of Donald Trump and his tariffs back-down, discuss whether Peter Dutton has a chance to make a comeback in Australia’s election polls and look ahead to another big week for corporate Australia. To ask a quest
